The Witch of Exmoor

In a "profoundly moving, intellectually acute" novel (Philadelphia Inquirer) that is "as meticulous as Jane Austen, as deadly as Evelyn Waugh" (Los Angeles Times), Margaret Drabble conjures up a retired writer besieged by her three grasping children in this dazzling, wickedly gothic tale.

About the author

MARGARET DRABBLE is the author of The Sea Lady, The Seven Sisters, The Peppered Moth, and The Needle's Eye, among other novels. For her contributions to contemporary English literature, she was made a Dame of the British Empire in 2008.

Summary

In a “profoundly moving, intellectually acute” novel (Philadelphia Inquirer) that is “as meticulous as Jane Austen, as deadly as Evelyn Waugh” (Los Angeles Times), Margaret Drabble conjures up a retired writer besieged by her three grasping children in this dazzling, wickedly gothic tale.

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Drabble
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.1998
• EAN: 9780156006040
• ISBN: 978-0-15-600604-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 205 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Harvest Book; Harvest Book
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Narrative theme: Sense of place, United States of America, USA, Anthologies: general, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Feminism and feminist theory, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Family Life / General, FICTION: Family Life / Siblings, FICTION: Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, FICTION: Noir, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Feminist, FICTION: City Life, FICTION: World Literature / American / General