'Vastly original. Bessy is surely one of the most striking
characters in recent fiction: cynical, disruptive, tender and very,
very funny.' Independent on Sunday Shortlisted for the Orange Prize
Scotland, 1863. In an attempt to escape her past, Bessy Buckley
takes a job working as a maid in a big country house. But when
Arabella, her beautiful mistress, asks her to undertake a series of
bizarre tasks, Bessy begins to realise that she hasn't quite landed
on her feet. In one of the most acclaimed debuts of recent years,
Jane Harris has created a heroine who will make you laugh and cry
as she narrates this unforgettable story about secrets and
suspicions and the redemptive power of love and friendship.
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