A sweeping tale of love and loss that was long-listed for both the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize, _Girl in a Blue Dress_ is both an intimate peek at the woman who was behind one of literatureβs most esteemed men and a fascinating rumination on marriage that will resonate across centuries.
Girl in a Blue Dress
β Scribed by Arnold, Gaynor
- Book ID
- 108873985
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781741757194
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Overview: Born and brought up in Cardiff. Gaynor read English at St. Hilda's College, Oxford, where she acted in many plays, notably at the Edinburgh Festival and in a tour of the US. She has two grown up children and works for Birmingham's Adoption and Fostering Service.
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