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The Vet's Daughter

By Barbara Comyns

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The Vet's Daughter

By Barbara Comyns

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INTRODUCED BY JANE GARDAM 'A small Gothic masterpiece . . . I have read it many times, and with every re-read I marvel again at its many qualities' SARAH WATERS 'It projects its fantastic story with a tangible realness . . . A wonderful and original novel' ALAN HOLLINGHURST 'She shows mastery of the structures of a fast-moving narrative and a consistent backdrop to the ecstasies and agonies of the human condition' JANE GARDAM, SPECTATOR Growing up in Edwardian South London, Alice Rowlands longs for romance and excitement, for a release from a life that is dreary, restrictive and lonely. Her father, a vet, is harsh and domineering; his new girlfriend brash and lascivious. Alice seeks refuge in memories and fantasies, in her rapturous longing for Nicholas, a handsome young sailor and in the blossoming of what she perceives as her occult powers. A series of strange events unfolds that leads her, dressed in bridal white to a scene of ecstatic triumph and disaster among the crowds on Clapham Common. The Vet's Daughter is a uniquely vivid, witty and touching story of love and mystery.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2013-07-04
Publication Date:
2013-07-04
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1844088383
ISBN13:
9781844088386
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
144 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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