Gillespie and I |
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| Author:
| Harris, Jane |
| Narrated by:
| Bentinck, Anna |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4074-9458-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | W. F. Howes Limited
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| Imprint: | Clipper Audio |
| Book Format: | Miscellaneous print |
| List Price: | AUD $176.00 |
Book Description:
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Sitting in her Bloomsbury home, with her two birds for company, elderly Harriet Baxter sets out to relate the story of her acquaintance with Ned Gillespie, a talented artist who never achieved the fame he deserved. Back in 1888, after a chance encounter, young Harriet befriends the Gillespie family and soon becomes a fixture in all of their lives. But when tragedy strikes, the certainties of this world all too rapidly disorientate into mystery and deception. Featuring a memorable cast...
More DescriptionSitting in her Bloomsbury home, with her two birds for company, elderly Harriet Baxter sets out to relate the story of her acquaintance with Ned Gillespie, a talented artist who never achieved the fame he deserved. Back in 1888, after a chance encounter, young Harriet befriends the Gillespie family and soon becomes a fixture in all of their lives. But when tragedy strikes, the certainties of this world all too rapidly disorientate into mystery and deception. Featuring a memorable cast of characters, infused with atmosphere and period detail, and shot through with wicked humour, Gillespie and I is a tour de force from one of the emerging names of British fiction.