by Deirdre Purcell (Author)
An evocative and dramatic novel told in the voices of two narrators: Violet, who in 1944 is imprisoned in the tower of a rambling country house by her family; and Claudine, a modern-day property negotiator who becomes involved in handling the sale of the derelict Whitecliff in 2004. Violet's story is of young innocent love for a local lad taking an unfortunate twist, while Claudine is a thoroughly twenty-first-century character: daughter of a loving father with a less loving stepmother, she marries in haste after her father's death, and is at a turning point in her life when she starts to find out the true story of Violet. Is happiness a possibility for these women in their separate and very different worlds?
Format: Paperback
Pages: 480
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 28 Aug 2006
ISBN 10: 075532417X
ISBN 13: 9780755324170
Book Overview: A powerful and thought-provoking novel about women's lives from the high-profile journalist and writer