The Hireling

Overcome with grief at her husband's death, Lady Franklin, an eligible young widow, unburdens herself to Leadbitter - a gallant, hard-bitten ex-soldier who has invested his savings in the car he drives for hire - as he takes her on a series of journeys. He in turn beguiles her with stories of his non-existent wife and children, drawing her out of her self-absorption and weaving a dream-life with Lady Franklin at its heart. Half-hoping to make his dream come true, Leadbitter takes a bold, not to say reckless, step which costs him dearly, and brings these characters' tangled story to a dramatic and unexpected conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: L. P. Hartley, L. P. Hartley, L P Hartley, L. P. Hartley
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 12.03.2015
• EAN: 9781473612556
• ISBN: 978-1-4736-1255-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic fiction: general and literary