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Jane Gardam
A Long Way from Verona
A coming-of-age novel from the author of God on the Rocks and Crusoe's Daughter, A Long Way from Verona is a "fiercely funny and personal novel." -
Jane Gardam
Last Friends
"Jane Gardam is a wonderful writer. Her understanding of character and use of language are both remarkable." — The Times -
Jane Gardam
Crusoe's Daughter
Crusoe’s Daughter is Jane Gardam’s favorite among her novels, in part because it draws upon her own background. Like Polly Flint, Gardam’s mother was the daughter of a sea captain and grew up with a voracious love of language but no formal education. -
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Jane Gardam
The Man in the Wooden Hat
Old Filth was Eddie's story. Here is the history of his marriage told from the persepctive of his wife, Betty, -
Jane Gardam
The People on Privilege Hill
A delightful grouping of stories, witty and wise, that includes the return of “Old Filth” himself. -
Jane Gardam
The Queen of the Tambourine
“Excellently done... manic delusions have never been so persuasive... very moving when it is not being exceedingly funny.”—Anita Brookner -
Laurent Gaudé
Salina: The Three Exiles
Who will tell the tale of Salina, the mother of three sons, the woman with three exiles, the abandoned child with salty tears? She was taken in by Mamambala and raised as her daughter in a clan that only ever saw her as a stranger and which wanted to defeat her. At the twilight of her life, it... -
Laurent Gaudé
Hear Our Defeats
From the winner of the Prix Goncourt Timely and provocative, Hear Our Defeats is a novel about the battles that define us. The battles lost, won, and those still being fought. A French intelligence officer, Assem, is tasked with tracking down a former member of the U.S. Special...
