Inheritance

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Shakespeare was born in Worcester in 1957 and grew up in the Far East and Latin America. He is a prize-winning novelist and biographer. His most recent book, Priscilla, draws on his talents in both genres. Klappentext Pressured to sign the register, little does he realise what effect that signature will have upon his life. The extraordinary story that follows tells of one man's failed love, the temptations of unanticipated wealth, the secrets of damaged families and the price of being true to oneself. Zusammenfassung What would you do if you suddenly and unexpectedly inherited £17million? This is what happens to Andy Larkham, recently jilted lover, and resentfully underpaid publishing minion. Arriving late to the funeral of his favourite schoolteacher, he ends up in the wrong chapel with one other mourner, too embarrassed to leave. Pressured to sign the register, little does he realise what effect that signature will have upon his life. The extraordinary story that follows tells of one man's failed love, the temptations of unanticipated wealth, the secrets of damaged families and the price of being true to oneself. It is a romance for our times.

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Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Shakespeare
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.07.2011
• EAN: 9780099540465
• ISBN: 978-0-09-954046-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Series: VINTAGE BOOKS
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; England, FICTION / Romance / Contemporary, FICTION / Humorous / General, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, FICTION / World Literature / England / 21st Century, romance; priscilla; secrets of the sea; somerset maugham