The Tortoise And The Hare
$37.45
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2008
Summary
In affairs of the heart, the race is not necessarily won by the swift or the fair.
Imogen, the beautiful and much younger wife of distinguished barrister Evelyn Gresham, is facing the greatest challenge of her married life. Their neighbour Blanche Silcox, competent, middle-aged, and ungainly – the very opposite of Imogen – seems to be vying for Evelyn’s attention. And to Imogen’s increasing disbelief, she may be succeeding.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844084944 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844084949 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Jenkins, Hilary Mantel, Rose Robinson |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2008 |
| Weight: | 195g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 130mm x 200mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
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Critics Review
One of my favourite classics. Elegant and ironic, its continuing charm lies in its quirky and enigmatic love story which becomes more beguiling with each re-reading
My best book of almost all time is THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE by Elizabeth Jenkins … wonderfully sinister, so enchantingly written and so sad. Everyone should read it - Jilly Cooper
As smooth and seductive as a bowl of cream - Hilary MantelOne of my favourite classics. Elegant and ironic, its continuing charm lies in its quirky and enigmatic love story which becomes more beguiling with each re-reading - Carmen CallilDeliciously subtle…A lost world of tweeds and twin-sets…a classic novel of the fifties - DAILY MAILMy best book of almost all time is THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE by Elizabeth Jenkins … wonderfully sinister, so enchantingly written and so sad. Everyone should read it - Jilly CooperAs smooth and seductive as a bowl of cream - Hilary MantelOne of my favourite classics. Elegant and ironic, its continuing charm lies in its quirky and enigmatic love story which becomes more beguiling with each re-reading - Carmen CallilDeliciously subtle…A lost world of tweeds and twin-sets…a classic novel of the fifties - DAILY MAILElizabeth Jenkins
Elizabeth Jenkins, the distinguished biographer (of Jane Austen, Lady Caroline Lamb and Elizabeth I), historian and novelist, lives in Hampstead, London; she was awarded the OBE in 1981. The Tortoise and the Hare, her sixth novel, was first published in 1953, and is generally considered her greatest work of fiction.
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