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A Saucerful of Secrets

A Saucerful of Secrets

by JaneYardley (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

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Synopsis

It is 1969. London swings, men land on the moon, and thirteen-year-old Kim Tanner appears on Imogen's doorstep to announce she is her long-lost daughter. Imogen wrote a bestseller about the baby she was forced to give away, so there have been many contenders, but Kim is special, and she is convinced. Kim and her dog Welly move in with the beautiful, bohemian Imogen and proceed to bring order to chaos. Then along comes pretty, appealing Sukie, also claiming to be Imogen's child. Kim is determined to prove she is Imogen's daughter but when the starts digging she unearths a very murky story...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 416
 Publisher: Black Swan
Published: 03 Apr 2006
ISBN 10: 0552773093
ISBN 13: 9780552773096
Book Overview: A teenage girl comes to Ealing to find her birth mother, a glamorous, bohemian writer who was forced to adopt her illegitimate child. A blackly funny novel with a mystery element about adoption, relationships and identity - with a stunning twist .

Media Reviews
Admirers of Shena Mackay will find the same mixture of dreamy charm and sharp-eyed humour ... Wonderfullly captures that era's bohemian mood ... Funny, touching and beautifully written -- Christina Koning The Times If you like the sixties and mysteries, you'll enjoy this Marie-Claire 'Touching and funny' B This is a thoughtful, humorous and often moving story about adoption and identity -- Kate Saunders The Times The novel contains some fine playful moments, but it's when observing the real discomfort of not being loved, and not being known, that Yardley's writing shines. The Glasgow Herald
Author Bio
Jane Yardley was brought up in Essex in the 1960s. She has a PhD from a London medical school and works on clinical projects around the globe. Her first novel, Painting Ruby Tuesday, (which was written on aeroplanes) was short-listed for the Guilford Arts First Novel Prize. She is also the author of Rainy Day Women.