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Book SynopsisBY THE AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
INTRODUCED BY POLLY DEVLIN
'Psychologically sharp, socially knowing and closely knit' IRISH TIMES
'She was . . . marvellous' GUARDIAN
'A writer of genius' WALL STREET JOURNAL
One glorious gothic mansion - Garonlea - and two rather different ladies who would be Queen . . .
Lady Charlotte French-McGrath has successfully ruled over her family with a rod of iron until the arrival of Cynthia: beautiful, young, talented, selfish - and engaged to her son Desmond.
When Cynthia enters the Jazz Age, on the surface her life passes in a whirl of hunting, drinking and romance. But the ghosts of Garonlea are only biding their time: they know the source of their power, a secret handed on from one generation to the next.
Trade ReviewShe was . . .
marvellous * Guardian *
Keane's
distinctive blend of elegant savagery and deep affection . . .
its human relationships tortured like bonsai by good form, its open-hearted, sensual passion for horses, dogs and landscape * Evening Standard *
Psychologically sharp, socially knowing and closely knit * Irish Times *
She is akin to Jane Austen in her feeling for the minute of human behaviour -- Polly Devlin
I admired many authors. But Molly, I loved -- Diana Athill
The characterisation of women is first class -- Sebastian Faulks
A writer of genius * Wall Street Journal *
Molly Keane ... is robust about sinful human nature and the intrigues of the heart... * V.S. Pritchett *
Psychologically sharp, socially knowing and closely knit * IRISH TIMES *
The characterisation of women is first class * Sebastian Faulks *
