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A magnificent, deeply moving and compassionate portrait of an era and a sentimental education. Please read it'Daily Mail FILTH, in his heyday, was an international lawyer with a practice in the Far East. Now, only the oldest QCs and Silks can remember that his nickname stood for Failed In London Try Hong Kong.Long ago, Old Filth was a Raj orphan - one of the many young children sent 'Home' from the East to be fostered and educated in England. ...

Full of the humour and eccentricity that have made Gardam one of the most enjoyable novelists writing today'Independent on SundayOld Filth told the story of Sir Edward (Eddie) Feathers QC, aka Filth, his colonial upbringing and career, his long and comfortable marriage, his rivalries and friendships. The Man in the Wooden Hat picks up these threads from the perspective of Filth's wife, Betty. An orphan of the Japanese internment camps, a free ...

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A new collection of short stories from the bestselling author of "Old Filth", which sold 85, 000 copies. Gardam's novel "The Queen Of The Tambourine" won the Whitbread Prize.

A brilliant and witty novel about keeping the faith in extreme adversity, as it follows a family struggling to bring up a new born girl after her mother died in childbirth. From the author of "Old Filth", which sold almost 82, 000 copies.

Manchmal vergisst Betty, dass sie keine Chinesin ist, so selbstverständlich nah ist ihr das Land, dessen Sprache sie seit Kindertagen beherrscht. Diese elementare Liebe zum Fernen Osten verbindet sie tief mit ihrem künftigen Mann Edward Feathers, dem jungen Star unter den Richtern der Krone in Hongkong. Als Betty Edward ewige Treue verspricht, weiß sie intuitiv, dass ihre Ehe kaum auf wilder Leidenschaft gründen wird. Doch sie ahnt nicht, dass...

In 1904, when she was six, Polly Flint went to live with her two holy aunts at the yellow house by the marsh - so close to the sea that it seemed to toss like a ship, so isolated that she might have been marooned on an island. And there she stayed for eighty-one years, while the century raged around her, while lamplight and Victorian order became chaos and nuclear dred. Crusoe's Daughter, ambitious, moving and wholly original, is her story.'Ja...

Alles an Edward Feathers ist ohne Fehl und Tadel - seine Garderobe, seine Manieren und sein Ruf als Anwalt mit glänzender Karriere in Hongkong. Nun ist er alt und muss mit dem Tod seiner Frau Betty zurechtkommen, so wie er immer mit allem zurechtgekommen ist. Seine perfekte Haltung täuscht alle und manchmal sogar ihn selbst. Doch mit Bettys Tod bricht etwas in ihm auf, und behutsam beginnt Feathers, vergangene Ereignisse ans Licht zu holen. An...

Alles an Edward Feathers ist ohne Fehl und Tadel - seine Garderobe, seine Manieren und sein Ruf als glänzender Anwalt. Nun ist er alt und muss mit dem Tod seiner Frau Betty zurechtkommen, so wie er immer mit allem zurechtgekommen ist. Nie hat er darüber gesprochen, wie es war, als Vierjähriger aus einer glücklichen Kindheit in Malaysia gerissen und zu einer hartherzigen Pflegemutter nach Wales verschickt zu werden. Seine perfekte Haltung täusc...

The flag that is shown, literally and metaphorically, by these characters is always the Union Jack. Gardam's stories are acutely observed social commentaries on Englishness, its weaknesses and its illusions.

Reissued with a new jacket design.

A treasure trove of short stories from the beloved author of the Old Filth trilogy.

Es ist nie zu spät für das Abenteuer des eigenen LebensEdward Feathers, einst Kronanwalt in Hongkong, vollendeter Gentleman, und selbst mit achtzig noch ein schöner Mann, scheint ein mühelos erfolgreiches Leben gehabt zu haben, doch wer kannte ihn schon wirklich? Nicht einmal seiner Frau Betty hat er je erzählt, woher das Stottern kommt, das ihn in Augenblicken großer Aufregung noch immer überwältigt. Als Betty stirbt, bewahrt Feathers wie gew...

A reissue of a wonderful bittersweet story about a misguided do-gooder, from the author of the bestselling "Old Filth".

La historia de los llamados «huérfanos del Imperio», aquellos niños que los funcionarios coloniales enviaban a la metrópolis para que se criaran con parientes lejanos o familias de acogida, es el marco elegido por Jane Gardam para abordar uno de sus temas favoritos: la relación entre la vida interior, amalgama de recuerdos suprimidos, anhelos y fantasías, y las máscaras públicas que adoptamos en nuestra existencia diaria. Con una impecable tra...

When Polly Flint was six she was sent to live with her two holy aunts close to the Irish Sea. For Polly the world of booksNespecially Defoe's novel "Robinson Crusoe"Nbecame a life saving source of emotional and intellectual nourishment.

The barren, beautiful Cumbrian fells provide the bewitching setting for the adventures of Bell and Harry, two children who find enchanting wonder at every turn, as they explore THE HOLLOW LAND. Everyday challenges give a daring edge to this rural work and play. There are ancient mysteries to explore and uncover, like the case of the Egg Witch, and everyone is curious about the Household Name, a wildly famous Londoner moving in to the jewel of ...

From the inimitable Jane Gardam, whose Old Filth trilogy cemented her status as one of England's greatest living novelists, comes a collection of short stories that showcase her subversive wit, gentle humor, and insight into the human condition. Gardam's versatility is on full display, while her sublime grasp of language and powers of observation remain as provocative as ever.

A quirky coming-of-age story . . . Female adolescence as imagined by one of the 20th century's best-and most peculiar-writers" (Kirkus Reviews).Originally published in 1977, Jane Gardams Bilgewater is an affectionate and complex rendering-in-miniature of the discomforts of growing up and first love seen through the eyes of inimitable Marigold Green, an awkward, eccentric, highly intelligent girl. The Evening Standard described Bilgewater as "o...

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