Margot Livesey

The Flight of Gemma Hardy (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The New York Times-bestseller: an "exceptionally well-plotted, well-crafted, innovatively interpreted modern twist" on Jane Eyre ( The Boston Globe). The resonant story of a young woman's struggle to take charge of her own future, The Flight of Gemma Hardyis a modern take on a classic story-Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. With its lyrical prose, robust characters, and abundant compassion, it will fascinate readers of the Gothic original and fans of modern literary fiction alike. Set in early 1960s Scotland, this breakout novel from award-winning author Margot Livesey is a tale of determination and spirit that, like The Three Weissmanns of Westportand A Thousand Acres, spins an unforgettable new story from threads of our shared, still-living literary past. "Sure to delight the multitudes of Brontë fans, and the multitudes of fans that Livesey deserves." - The Boston Globe "A suspenseful, curl-up-by-the-fire romance with a willfully determined protagonist who's worthy of her literary role model." - People

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harper
• Seitenzahl: 643
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062064240
• Artikelnr.: 38005675

Autorenporträt

Margot Livesey is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Flight of Gemma Hardy, The House on Fortune Street, Banishing Verona, Eva Moves the Furniture, The Missing World, Criminals, and Homework. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, Vogue, and the Atlantic, and she is the recipient of grants from both the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. The House on Fortune Street won the 2009 L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award. Born in Scotland, Livesey currently lives in the Boston area and is a professor of fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.