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A Petrol Scented Spring
Ajay Close
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Description for A Petrol Scented Spring
Paperback. Arabella Scott, suffragette and hunger striker, is held in solitary confinement for five weeks, force-fed by the prison doctor, Hugh Ferguson Watson. Two years later, his wife, Donella, is trapped in a sexless marriage with a man haunted by the past. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION
I still don’t know whether he was done for before we met, whether his heart was already claimed, or smashed. Whether the love story pieced together in these pages is mine, or hers.
The day after her wedding, Donella Ferguson Watson wakes up shackled to a man haunted by the past. The lonely days become weeks, months. Her husband Hugh, a prison doctor, will offer no explanation for their sexless marriage. She comes to suspect the answer lies with a hunger-striking suffragette who was force fed and ... Read more
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Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
225g
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910124611
SKU
V9781910124611
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-33
About Ajay Close
Born in Sheffield, Ajay Close worked as a newspaper journalist, winning several awards, before becoming a full-time author and playwright. Her first novel, Official and Doubtful, was longlisted for the Orange Prize. Her fourth, A Petrol Scented Spring, was longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Her play, The Keekin Gless, was staged at Perth Theatre. The Sma ... Read more
Reviews for A Petrol Scented Spring
‘A fascinating insight into one of the most compelling stories in the history of the women’s suffrage movement.’
The Times
‘Ajay Close's writing hums with an electric tension, her dialogue is superb, as is her insight into the complex mix of human imagination and emotion. This is a truly gripping novel, one which had me totally involved with ... Read more
The Times
‘Ajay Close's writing hums with an electric tension, her dialogue is superb, as is her insight into the complex mix of human imagination and emotion. This is a truly gripping novel, one which had me totally involved with ... Read more