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The World Before Us
Format: Paperback
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'A tantalising mystery... beguiling and richly suggestive' Metro
Jane was fifteen when her life changed for ever. In the woods surrounding a Yorkshire country house she took her eyes off the little girl she was minding and the girl slipped into the trees - never to be seen again.
Now an adult Jane is obsessed with another disappearance: that of a young woman who walked out of a Victorian lunatic asylum one day in 1877. As Jane pieces together moments in history forgotten stories emerge - of sibling jealousy illicit affairs and tragic death . . .
'Strange and absorbing . . . I relished this book' - Penelope Lively The New York Times Book Review
'Sensitive melancholy sharply observant. A work of great power' - Guardian
'Ambitious inticate . . . cleverly innovates while tipping a nod to classic Gothic tropes: dynastic rivalries crumbling country houses madhouses and vanished girls' National Post (Canada)
'A brilliant work of humanity and imagination artful and breathtakingly beautiful. It will continue to haunt long after you have finished reading' Helen Humphreys author of Nocturne
'Powerful thought-provoking haunting and haunted . . . Reminiscent of A.S. Byatt's Possession it forces you to look at the world - the people around you the objects they hold dear - in a different light' Globe and Mail (Canada)
Genre: Fiction, Historical
Format: Paperback
Published: 2016
Pages: 432
Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited
ISBN: 9780241970706
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Our conditions mean the following:
- New - a brand new book
- Almost New - appears new but is actually secondhand.
- Very Good - only minor imperfections such as minor scuffs to edge or cover or a price written in pencil or shop sticker.
- Standard Secondhand - Clearly been read before, but not too bad. We do not recommend these for gifting. Spines usually creased. Could also include creases or folds to cover, some writing such as in the cover or elsewhere, underlining or highlighting, but might not do. Possibly some stains or marks. Similar in general to books in any secondhand shop or charity shop.
- Poor Condition - Usually this will have a specific problem such as writing inside, water damage, missing dust jacket, heavy staining, large creases or cuts. These are readable copies but not nice ones. On other websites this condition is called 'Acceptable' or 'Fair' , but we want to be more honest.
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