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When the sophisticated innes kent turns up on her doorstep, lexie sinclair realises she cannot wait any longer for her life to begin, and leaves for london. There, at the heart of the 1950s soho art scene, she carves out a new life. Maggie ofarrells second novel is an intense, unnerving and passionate story of betrayal, loss and love, with all the frisson and psychological intensity of rebecca. I couldnt stop thinking about it long after i read the final page. As the author of seven fabulous books, including the hand that first held mine, which won the 2010 costa.
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Maggie ofarrell is the author of seven novels, after youd gone, my lovers lover, the distance between us, which won a somerset maugham award, the vanishing act of esme lennox, the hand that first held mine, which won the 2010 costa novel award, instructions for a heatwave, which was shortlisted for the 20 costa novel. Click to read more about the hand that first held mine by maggie ofarrell. The hand that first held mine kindle edition by ofarrell, maggie. Librivox free audiobook paulines podcast antiochs podcast nikki speaks open til late melbourne speaks poetry celebrating year one. The hand that first held mine was my second foray into her work and it lived up to my expectations previously read esme lennox. Hedged in by her parents genteel country life, she plans her escape to london. The hand that first held mine, maggie ofarrell reading. Maggie ofarrell has a singular knack for sensing the magnetic fields that push and pull people in love, and in the hand that first held mine, she summons those invisible forces to tell two stories. The hand that first held mine by maggie ofarrell the.
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A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Maggie ofarrells novel the hand that first held mine is split between two main characters. The hand that first held mine by maggie ofarrell maggie ofarrells portrait of new motherhood impresses sarah crown. After youd gone is the groundbreaking debut novel from the costaaward winning maggie ofarrell, author of this must be the place and i am, i am, i am. Ofarrells fifth novel, the hand that first held mine, is driven by a similar sense of unrest and intrigue, but it also asks deeper questions.
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