The Observations

'Vastly original. Bessy is surely one of the most striking characters in recent fiction: cynical, disruptive, tender and very, very funny.' Independent on Sunday Shortlisted for the Orange Prize Scotland, 1863. In an attempt to escape her past, Bessy Buckley takes a job working as a maid in a big country house. But when Arabella, her beautiful mistress, asks her to undertake a series of bizarre tasks, Bessy begins to realise that she hasn't quite landed on her feet. In one of the most acclaimed debuts of recent years, Jane Harris has created a heroine who will make you laugh and cry as she narrates this unforgettable story about secrets and suspicions and the redemptive power of love and friendship.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jane Harris
• Verlag: Faber & Faber
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 07.12.2006
• EAN: 9780571232895
• ISBN: 978-0-571-23289-5
• Seiten: 519
• Abmessung: 113 mm x 178 mm x 33 mm
• Serien: Faber & Faber Paperbacks; Faber & Faber Paperbacks
• Thema: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur