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The freshest and most poignant observer of human foibles and heroic hearts since Anita Brookner, Mary Wesley and Alice Thomas Ellis.



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‘A triumph of the minimalist, it appraises love, both sacred and profane, desire, pain and the disappointments of this earth with a laser eye.’
The Times

‘Graceful and charming… If there are tears in the eyes, they will be tears of pure pleasure at the resolution and consummate workmanship of a small masterpiece.’
Shena Mackay, Independent (on The Woman in Black)

A PURE CLEAR LIGHT

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    A Paperback by Madeleine St. John

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: 7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780007306909, 978-0007306909
      ISBN10: 0007306903
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The freshest and most poignant observer of human foibles and heroic hearts since Anita Brookner, Mary Wesley and Alice Thomas Ellis.



      Trade Review

      ‘A triumph of the minimalist, it appraises love, both sacred and profane, desire, pain and the disappointments of this earth with a laser eye.’
      The Times

      ‘Graceful and charming… If there are tears in the eyes, they will be tears of pure pleasure at the resolution and consummate workmanship of a small masterpiece.’
      Shena Mackay, Independent (on The Woman in Black)

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