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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (Paperback, Revised)
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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (Paperback, Revised)
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Loot Price R469
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A "Wall Street Journal "Bestseller A "Washington Post Book World"
Best Book of the Year
"I found this actually unputdownable, written with a gripping
dramatic insidiousness reminiscent of classic writers like Rebecca
West and Daphne Du Maurier." --Ali Smith, author of "The
Accidental"Esme Lennox is a dreamy child, an odd, bookish young
woman, the kind of girl who stares and listens and won't flirt with
boys at dances. And then, in the space of a moment, Esme Lennox is
gone.Years later, a stunning phone call breaks the silence at Iris
Lockhart's vintage clothing shop: Her great-aunt Esme, whom she
never knew existed, is being released from Cauldstone Hospital
after more than sixty years. Iris's grandmother Kitty always
claimed to be an only child. But Esme's papers prove she is Kitty's
sister, and Iris can see the shadow of her dead father in Esme's
face. But she's still basically a stranger, a family member never
mentioned by the family, sure to bring life-altering secrets when
she leaves the ward. If Iris takes her in, what dangerous truths
might she inherit?
"Haunting. O'Farrell is a feminist avenging angel who wields the
modern Gothic like a gleaming sword." - "The Boston Globe ""Think
Kate Chopin's "The Awakening," Charlotte Gilman's 'The Yellow
Wallpaper' or Jean Rhys's "Wide Sargasso Sea" . . . It's a
breathtaking, heart-breaking creation . . . In O'Farrell's fierce,
engrossing novel, the crimes of the past rear up with surprising
vengeance." - "The" "Washington Post Book World"Maggie O'Farrell is
the author of three previous novels, including her acclaimed debut,
"After You'd Gone," Born in Northern Ireland in 1972, Maggie grew
up in Wales and Scotland. She now lives inEdinburgh. Visit
www.HarcourtBooks.com/EsmeLennox. Discussion guide available at
www.HarcourtBooks.com.
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