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Informationen zum Autor Ronald Frame was born in Glasgow in 1953. He is the author of thirteen internationally published works of fiction, and is an award-winning television and radio scriptwriter. His debut novel, Winter Journey , was the joint winner of the first Betty Trask Prize for fiction. The Lantern Bearers was longlisted for The Man Booker Prize and won the Saltire Award for Scottish Book of the Year. Klappentext But for all her growing sophistication Catherine is anything but worldly, and when a charismatic stranger pays her attention, everything - her heart, her future, the very Havisham name - is vulnerable. It is a masterly tribute to one of Dickens's most celebrated and iconic characters Frame's lyrical new book. Scotland on Sunday Both imaginative and moving. Stylist This re-imagining will delight readers ... Frame had a talent for thrilling Victorian melodrama, and the tackles the controversial ending with superb assurance. The Times Havisham is a welcome addition. Daily Mail Havisham by Ronald Frame is a compelling prelude to Great Expectations , telling the story of Miss Havisham's early life, before heartbreak came to define her entirely. Zusammenfassung But for all her growing sophistication Catherine is anything but worldly, and when a charismatic stranger pays her attention, everything - her heart, her future, the very Havisham name - is vulnerable. It is a masterly tribute to one of Dickens's most celebrated and iconic characters
