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1933, London. As she sits in her Bloomsbury home, elderly Harriet Baxter sets out to relate the story of her acquaintance, over four decades previously, with Ned Gillespie, a talented artist who never achieved the fame that she maintains he deserved. In 1888, a young art-loving Harriet arrived in Glasgow in time for the International Exhibition. A woman of independent means, Harriet becomes friend and champion to the up-and-coming painter Ned Gillespie. She is embraced by his extended, somewhat troubled family and soon becomes a fixture in their lives. But when tragedy strikes the Gillespies - leading to a notorious criminal trial - Harriet's connection with them disintegrates into mystery, deception and potentially life-changing accusations.
Faber & Faber 2011
Translated into: Dutch
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