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Gretta Mulrooney - Marble Heart - 9780002259293 - KEX0257633
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Marble Heart

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Description for Marble Heart Paperback. 8vo. Good clean copy
A stunning piece of psychological suspense from the author of Araby. Two very different women brought together by a secret from the past. Joan has a tentative grip on the world -- she's too trusting, soft-centred, cheery and straightforward, the sort of woman who still keeps teddy bears on her bed. By nature and by profession, Joan is a carer, employed to look after Nina Rawle, a crisp and sophisticated woman, stricken by a long-term illness. There is a very good reason why Joan has been taken on by Nina (nursing skills aside) and Nina's tangled past in ... Read more

Product Details

Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Flamingo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780002259293
SKU
KEX0257633
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Gretta Mulrooney
Gretta Mulrooney was born in London in 1952. She took a degree in English at the University of Ulster and lived for a few years in Dublin, working as a hospital cleaner, a plastics riveter (fitting together Guinness signs) and teaching English, before returning to England to teach and become a social worker. She has also written children's fiction. Marble ... Read more

Reviews for Marble Heart
From the reviews of Araby: 'A beautifully observed study of reconciliation. Mulrooney's ability to make sense of the contradictions in clear, precise prose is the most remarkable achievement of the novel.' The Times 'An amusing, totally unsentimental slice of life and a chilling meditation on mortality. I really enjoyed this truthful and affecting novel.' Books Ireland 'Mulrooney ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Marble Heart


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