Gillespie and I by Jane Harris (Paperback, 2012)

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As she sits in her Bloomsbury home, with her two birds for company, elderly Harriet Baxter sets out to relate the story of her acquaintance, nearly four decades previously, with Ned Gillespie, a talented artist who never achieved the fame she maintains he deserved. Back in 1888, the young, art-loving Harriet arrives in Glasgow at the time of the International Exhibition. After a chance encounter she befriends the Gillespie family and soon becomes a fixture in all of their lives. But when tragedy strikes - leading to a notorious criminal trial - the promise and certainties of this world all too rapidly disintegrate into mystery and deception...

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As she sits in her Bloomsbury home, with her two birds for company, elderly Harriet Baxter sets out to relate the story of her acquaintance, nearly four decades previously, with Ned Gillespie, a talented artist who never achieved the fame she maintains he deserved. Back in 1888, the young, art-loving Harriet arrives in Glasgow at the time of the International Exhibition. After a chance encounter she befriends the Gillespie family and soon becomes a fixture in all of their lives. But when tragedy strikes - leading to a notorious criminal trial - the promise and certainties of this world all too rapidly disintegrate into mystery and deception. Featuring a memorable cast of characters, infused with atmosphere and period detail, and shot through with wicked humour, Gillespie and I is a powerful and haunting second novel from one of today's most striking new voices.

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PublisherFaber & Faber
ISBN-139780571238309
eBay Product ID (ePID)111615869

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Publication Year2012
TopicBooks
Book TitleGillespie and I
Number of Pages624 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorJane Harris
FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height196 mm
Item Weight475 g
Item Width128 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJane Harris

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  • Excellent well written novel

    Really loved this book. It is fiction based on fact about a woman who was obsessed with an artist who, although fictional himself, practiced as a Glasgow Boy in the late 1800s. Very well written and absorbing to the very end. I would definitely recommend it.

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  • Fascinating reading

    Great story with interesting twists. Excellent condition for a second hand book.

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