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The Liar´s Daughter
Laurie Graham
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Description for The Liar´s Daughter
Paperback. Following her acclaimed historical novel A Humble Companion, Laurie's new novel tells the story of Nelson's love affair with a female sailor and the daughter who was the result. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
Nan's mother loves to tell her daughter stories, though the details vary according to how much she has drunk. The tale she tells most often claims that Admiral Lord Nelson is Nan's father: he was her lover and she saw him die at Trafalgar. Or so she claims. From poor beginnings, resourceful Nan makes her own determined way through life, but always haunted by the wish to know the truth about her father. From Portsmouth in the early 1800s to the battlefields of the Crimea, Nan discovers the world is full of people with a story about Nelson. There are ... Read more
Nan's mother loves to tell her daughter stories, though the details vary according to how much she has drunk. The tale she tells most often claims that Admiral Lord Nelson is Nan's father: he was her lover and she saw him die at Trafalgar. Or so she claims. From poor beginnings, resourceful Nan makes her own determined way through life, but always haunted by the wish to know the truth about her father. From Portsmouth in the early 1800s to the battlefields of the Crimea, Nan discovers the world is full of people with a story about Nelson. There are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
252g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857387868
SKU
V9780857387868
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
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About Laurie Graham
Laurie Graham is a former Daily Telegraph columnist and contributing editor of She magazine. The author of several acclaimed novels, most recently The Grand Duchess of Nowhere and The Night in Question (2015), Laurie lives in Dublin. Visit her website at www.lauriegraham.com
Reviews for The Liar´s Daughter
'A funny, descriptive, rich and warm-hearted novel; Graham has a knack for bringing alive the sights, sounds and smells of yesteryear ... perfect for fans of Katherine Webb and Deborah Moggach' We Love This Book.
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'Empathetic and entertaining' Independent.
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'Through love and loss, hardship and hope, Laurie Graham has once again ... Read more
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'Empathetic and entertaining' Independent.
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'Through love and loss, hardship and hope, Laurie Graham has once again ... Read more