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For twenty years Christian Benediktsson has led an orderly but demanding life as butler to the media magnate William Randolph Hearst, famously the inspiration for Citizen Kane, in his San Simeon castle. But Christian''s own private world is filled with regret - for a family abandoned, a reckless affair and a tragic death, followed hard by financial downfall that prompted his profound retreat from life. But when one day Christian''s buried past threatens to catch up with him, a heart-rending journey of self-discovery into lost love begins.

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"'With Walking into the Night, Olaf Olafsson joins Kazuo Ishiguro and P.G. Wodehouse as a creator of great literary butlers.' Daily Telegraph 'An elegant and moving novel.' Independent"

Walking into the Night

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    A Paperback / softback by Olaf Olafsson

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/06/2006
      ISBN13: 9780571219919, 978-0571219919
      ISBN10: 0571219918

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      For twenty years Christian Benediktsson has led an orderly but demanding life as butler to the media magnate William Randolph Hearst, famously the inspiration for Citizen Kane, in his San Simeon castle. But Christian''s own private world is filled with regret - for a family abandoned, a reckless affair and a tragic death, followed hard by financial downfall that prompted his profound retreat from life. But when one day Christian''s buried past threatens to catch up with him, a heart-rending journey of self-discovery into lost love begins.

      Trade Review
      "'With Walking into the Night, Olaf Olafsson joins Kazuo Ishiguro and P.G. Wodehouse as a creator of great literary butlers.' Daily Telegraph 'An elegant and moving novel.' Independent"

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