A Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam

A Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam

'I ought to tell you at the beginning that I am not quite normal having had a violent experience at the age of nine' Jessica Vye's 'violent experience' colours her schooldays and her reaction to the world around her- a confining world of Order Marks, wartime restrictions, viyella dresses, nicely-restrained essays and dusty tea shops. For Jessica she has been told that she is 'beyond all possible doubt', a born writer. With her inability to conform, her absolute compulsion to tell the truth and her dedication to accurately noting her experiences, she knows this anyway. But what she doesn't know is that the experiences that sustain and enrich her burgeoning talent will one day lead to a new- and entirely unexpected- reality.

'Brilliant' SPECTATOR 'The flavour of this brilliantly witty and agonisingly true-to-life novel is impossible to convey. One even wants to quote endlessly.' TLS 'A book to be judged by the highest standards.' SPECTATOR 'A fiercely funny, eccentric and personal novel.' ECONOMIST

Jane Gardam has been awarded the Heywood Hill Literary Prize for a lifetime's contribution to the enjoyment of literature; has twice won a Whitbread Award and has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

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ISBN 13	9780349114057
ISBN 10	0349114056
Title	A Long Way from Verona
Author	Jane Gardam
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	1988-01-01
Number of pages	192
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