Mad Joy by Jane Bailey
In the beginning a small girl runs into a wood, and two years later walks out of it and into the nearest house. Gracie, the childless spinster who finds her curled up on her armchair, takes her on as her own, seeing her as a feral gift of fate. Known as Joy in the Cotswold village that adopts her, there is endless speculation about her wild past and comical ways. In this moving and passionate tale, Joy grows into a young woman at the advent of World War II, and when she becomes romantically involved with a fighter pilot the extraordinary mystery of her past slowly unravels.
A vivid and involving novel that reaches a truly page-turning climax * Barbara Trapido *
Absorbing, compelling and intensely moving * Lesley Glaister, author of As Far as You Can Go *
A gentle, poignant, achingly funny tale of displaced children, first love and the tragic secrets hidden behind so many respectable facades * Serena Mackesy, author of The Temp *
Praise for Tommy Glover's Sketch of Heaven: 'A vivid and involving novel that reaches a truly page-turning climax' Barbara Trapido
Absorbing, compelling and intensely moving. * Lesley Glaister *
Absorbing, compelling and intensely moving * Lesley Glaister, author of As Far as You Can Go *
A gentle, poignant, achingly funny tale of displaced children, first love and the tragic secrets hidden behind so many respectable facades * Serena Mackesy, author of The Temp *
Praise for Tommy Glover's Sketch of Heaven: 'A vivid and involving novel that reaches a truly page-turning climax' Barbara Trapido
Absorbing, compelling and intensely moving. * Lesley Glaister *
Jane Bailey taught Italian and French in Bristol, where she wrote her first novel, Promising, shortlisted for the Dillon's Prize. She now lives in Cheltenham with her husband and two daughters.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780332581 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780332580 |
| Title | Mad Joy |
| Author | Jane Bailey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2011-08-04 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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