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"A wonderfully old-fashioned Dickensian novel . . . both darkly funny and deeply touching" from the bestselling author of Old Baggage (The New York Times Book Review).
When Noel Bostock—aged ten, no family—is evacuated from London to escape the Nazi bombardment during World War II, he lands in a suburb northwest of the city with Vera Sedge—a thirty-six-year old widow drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate...
When Noel Bostock—aged ten, no family—is evacuated from London to escape the Nazi bombardment during World War II, he lands in a suburb northwest of the city with Vera Sedge—a thirty-six-year old widow drowning in debts and dependents. Always desperate...
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#1 UK Bestseller
"A thoughtful, funny, companionable novel…executed with verve."-London Times
The author of the acclaimed Crooked Heart returns with a comic, charming, and surprisingly timely portrait of a once pioneering suffragette trying to find her new passion in post-WWI era London.
1928. Riffling through a cupboard, Matilda Simpkin comes across a small wooden club-an old possession that she hasn't seen for more than a decade. Immediately,...
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