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Jill Dawson - The Great Lover - 9780340935668 - KRF0023352
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The Great Lover

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Description for The Great Lover Paperback. A revelatory novel about the poet Rupert Brooke from the Orange and Whitbread-shortlisted author of FRED AND EDIE Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.

In the summer of 1909, seventeen-year-old Nell Golightly is the new maid at the Orchard Tea Gardens in Cambridgeshire when Rupert Brooke moves in as a lodger. Famed for his looks and flouting of convention, the young poet captures the hearts of men and women alike, yet his own seems to stay intact. Even Nell, despite her good sense, begins to fall for him. What is his secret?
This captivating novel gives voice to Rupert Brooke himself in a tale of mutual fascination and inner turmoil, set at a time of great social unrest. Revealing a man far more complex ... Read more

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Product Details

Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340935668
SKU
KRF0023352
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Jill Dawson
Jill Dawson's novels include Fred & Edie, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award, Watch Me Disappear, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize, and The Crime Writer, winner of the East Anglian Book of the Year. An award-winning poet, she has also edited several poetry and short story anthologies. She has ... Read more

Reviews for The Great Lover
Moving, intelligent, beautifully written and hugely enjoyable
Sunday Times
Dawson brilliantly evokes Brooke's volatility, his inner dissolution and ultimate breakdown.
Independent
Strong, satisfying and memorable
Helen Dunmore, The Times
Not only engaging and seductive, it is also clever, witty and artfully designed
Times Literary Supplement
An exceptional book even from the prize-winning ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Great Lover


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