The Liar's Daughter by Laurie Graham - ISBN: 9780857387868
Paperback
A daughter’s quest: Lies, legends, and the shadow of Nelson.

The Liar's Daughter

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    1 August 2014

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Summary

Nan’s mother loves to tell her daughter stories, though the details vary according to how much she has drunk. The tale she tells most often claims that Admiral Lord Nelson is Nan’s father: he was her lover and she saw him die at Trafalgar. Or so she claims.

From poor beginnings, resourceful Nan makes her own determined way through life, but always haunted by the wish to know the truth about her father.

From Portsmouth in the early 1800s to the battlefields of the Crimea, Nan d…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857387868
ISBN-10:0857387863
Author:Laurie Graham
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:Quercus Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:1 August 2014
Weight:260g
Dimensions:194mm x 130mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

‘A funny, descriptive, rich and warm-hearted novel; Graham has a knack for bringing alive the sights, sounds and smells of yesteryear … perfect for fans of Katherine Webb and Deborah Moggach’ We Love This Book. * We Love This Book *‘Empathetic and entertaining’ Independent. * Independent *‘Through love and loss, hardship and hope, Laurie Graham has once again created a tour de force where nothing is quite as it seems, with characters that breathe life and energy, which will have you laughing and crying in equal measure’ Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *

About The Author

Laurie Graham

Laurie Graham is a former Daily Telegraph columnist and contributing editor of She magazine. The author of several acclaimed novels, most recently The Grand Duchess of Nowhere and The Night in Question (2015), Laurie lives in Dublin.

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