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The Jagged Window: A dramatic saga of family and ambition
Wendy Robertson
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Description for The Jagged Window: A dramatic saga of family and ambition
Paperback. A rich and moving novel, The Jagged Window shows Wendy Robertson as an author writing at the peak of her considerable abilities Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 112 x 27. Weight in Grams: 232.
Edward Maichin is the golden boy of the Chapels. But at home, Edward's hidden darkness runs riot: his Irish Catholic mother, has no control over him since his father, Ellis, fled to America; his two brothers, Rhys and Caspar, live in fear of him. Only Theo, his imaginative younger sister, dares defy him. A suspicious death halts Edward's rise, forcing the family out of the valley, to the mines of the North-East, where Theo's talent for writing begins to match her brother's skills in social climbing. But when Theo takes a position as companion to a strange old woman, she ... Read more
Edward Maichin is the golden boy of the Chapels. But at home, Edward's hidden darkness runs riot: his Irish Catholic mother, has no control over him since his father, Ellis, fled to America; his two brothers, Rhys and Caspar, live in fear of him. Only Theo, his imaginative younger sister, dares defy him. A suspicious death halts Edward's rise, forcing the family out of the valley, to the mines of the North-East, where Theo's talent for writing begins to match her brother's skills in social climbing. But when Theo takes a position as companion to a strange old woman, she ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747259787
SKU
V9780747259787
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Wendy Robertson
Wendy Robertson grew up in the North of England, one of four children. A full-time writer since 1989, she also runs a writing group and workshops for new writers, and is Writer In Residence at Long Newton Prison..
Reviews for The Jagged Window: A dramatic saga of family and ambition
Wendy Robertson tells a good tale and her characters have a depth and life; even apparently ordinary people are made fascinating by the events around them
Northern Echo
Very good stuff
Darlington Echo
Her work is inspiring and challenging
Sunderland Echo
If you like a homespun yarn, you'll love this
Belfast Telegraph
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Northern Echo
Very good stuff
Darlington Echo
Her work is inspiring and challenging
Sunderland Echo
If you like a homespun yarn, you'll love this
Belfast Telegraph
... Read more