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Male literary friendships are the stuff of legend, but what about
the friendships of women writers? A Secret Sisterhood, drawing on
letters and diaries, some never published before, brings to light a
wealth of surprising female collaborations: the friendship between
Jane Austen and one of the family servants, amateur playwright Anne
Sharp; the daring feminist author Mary Taylor, who shaped the work
of Charlotte Bronte; the transatlantic friendship of the seemingly
aloof George Eliot and the ebullient Harriet Beecher Stowe; and
Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield, most often portrayed as
bitter foes, but who, in fact, enjoyed a complex friendship. They
were sometimes scandalous and volatile, sometimes supportive and
inspiring, but always--until now--tantalizingly consigned to the
shadows.
As featured on Radio 4's Woman's Hour Shortlisted for the Amazon
Rising Star Award Longlisted for the Guardian Not the Booker prize
2016 Hive Rising Writer for 2016 '[A] quirky, moving novel' -- The
Daily Mail 'Fresh, poignant and unlike anything else' -- Jill
Dawson, Whitbread and Orange Prize-shortlisted author 'Tender and
unflinching, a beautifully observed novel' -- Carys Bray, Costa
Prize-shortlisted author 'It crept under my skin and will stay
there for a long time' -- Emma Henderson, Orange Prize-shortlisted
author 'Amazing: fierce, intelligent, compassionate and deeply
moving' -- Edward Hogan, Desmond Elliot Prize-winning author
'Funny, heartbreaking and truly remarkable' -- Susan Barker, New
York Times bestselling author Stylist Magazine Top 'Books to Read
on a Staycation' 'Owl Song at Dawn is a book that should go
straight onto bestseller and prize-winning lists.' -- Byte the Book
'This is a gripping novel by a hugely gifted writer and one that is
rich on atmosphere and character study.' -- London Grip 'It's been
a long while since a book given me physical goose bumps while
reading. This was not as a result of horror, or shocks, but because
it was so beautifully written from beginning to end.' -- Little
Bookness Lane 'A heartfelt story about love and acceptance' -- Open
Letters Monthly 'What a tour de force. Owl Song At Dawn is, quite
simply, an outstanding novel.' -- Linda's Book Bag 'Owl Song at
Dawn is a truly touching story about family, loss, guilt,
friendship and forgiveness, and the charming characters are those
that stay with you long beyond the final pages of the book.' -- A
View from the Balcony 'Owl Song At Dawn is an original and
thought-provoking debut that is readable and engaging whilst
packing a punch.' -- One More Page 'Poignant and rich' -- Litro 'an
ultimately uplifting and positive book with life lessons for us
all' -- Mad House Family Reviews 'Emma Claire Sweeney however has
put such a lovely book together that combines grief, loss, love and
laughter. I can highly recommend it!' -- Butterflyinthesky 'Owl
Song at Dawn is remarkable, tender and heart-warming with
realistically flawed characters. This is a beautifully written and
uplifting novel that teaches compassion and provides life lessons
for us all.' -- Her Nose Stuck in a Book Maeve Maloney is a force
to be reckoned with. Despite nearing eighty, she keeps Sea View
Lodge just as her parents did during Morecambe's 1950s heyday. But
now only her employees and regular guests recognise the tenderness
and heartbreak hidden beneath her spikiness. Until, that is,
Vincent shows up. Vincent is the last person Maeve wants to see. He
is the only man alive to have known her twin sister, Edie. The
nightingale to Maeve's crow, the dawn to Maeve's dusk, Edie would
have set her sights on the stage all things being equal. But, from
birth, things never were. If only Maeve could confront the secret
past she shares with Vincent, she might finally see what it means
to love and be loved a lesson that her exuberant yet inexplicable
twin may have been trying to teach her all along. A powerful and
touching debut inspired by the author's autistic sister, perfect
for fans of Karen Joy Fowler, Nathan Filer and Maggie O'Farrell.
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