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Overcome with grief at her husband''s death, Lady Franklin, an eligible young widow, unburdens herself to Leadbitter - a gallant, hard-bitten ex-soldier who has invested his savings in the car he drives for hire - as he takes her on a series of journeys. He in turn beguiles her with stories of his non-existent wife and children, drawing her out of her self-absorption and weaving a dream-life with Lady Franklin at its heart. Half-hoping to make his dream come true, Leadbitter takes a bold, not to say reckless, step which costs him dearly, and brings these characters'' tangled story to a dramatic and unexpected conclusion.

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The Hireling

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    A Paperback / softback by L. P. Hartley

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      Publisher John Murray Press
      Published 12 March 2015
      ISBN-13 9781473612556
      978-1473612556
      ISBN-10 1473612551

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      Book Synopsis
      Overcome with grief at her husband''s death, Lady Franklin, an eligible young widow, unburdens herself to Leadbitter - a gallant, hard-bitten ex-soldier who has invested his savings in the car he drives for hire - as he takes her on a series of journeys. He in turn beguiles her with stories of his non-existent wife and children, drawing her out of her self-absorption and weaving a dream-life with Lady Franklin at its heart. Half-hoping to make his dream come true, Leadbitter takes a bold, not to say reckless, step which costs him dearly, and brings these characters'' tangled story to a dramatic and unexpected conclusion.

      Trade Review
      One of the best novels [Hartley] has produced * Daily Mail *

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