The Lent Jewels
Author(s): David Hughes
In spring 1856, Archibald Tait and his wife Catharine suffered the loss of five daughters to illness, recorded as memoir. In this novel, Hughes explores the themes of love and loss, intermingling his own experiences with the story of another of the Taits's contemporaries.
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'So beautifully crafted that each sentence and aper-u slithers between the ribs like a rapier.' A. N. Wilson 20020917
David Hughes is the author of eleven novels, including The Imperial German Dinner Service, But For Bunter and The Pork Butcher, which won the WH Smith Literary Award, as well as a critical biography of J. B. Priestley. He has reviewed books, theatre and films in many newspapers and is vice president of the Royal Society of Literature. With his wife, daughter and son he lives in north Lambeth and east Kent.
General Fields
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- : archi
- : archi
- : 0.174
- : 03 April 2003
- : 199mm X 128mm X 16mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : David Hughes
- : Paperback
- : 828.91408
- : 240
