The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

From the bestselling, critically acclaimed author of HAMNET and I AM, I AM, I AM, comes an intense, breathtakingly accomplished story of a woman's life stolen, and reclaimed. 'Unputdownable' Ali SmithEdinburgh in the 1930s. The Lennox family is having trouble with its youngest daughter. Esme is outspoken, unconventional, and repeatedly embarrasses them in polite society. Something will have to be done.Years later, a young woman named Iris Lockhart receives a letter informing her that she has a great-aunt in a psychiatric unit who is about to be released.Iris has never heard of Esme Lennox and the one person who should know more, her grandmother Kitty, seems unable to answer Iris's questions. What could Esme have done to warrant a lifetime in an institution? And how is it possible for a person to be so completely erased from a family's history? Our Booksellers Say... "A really good read. I consumed this book in a week. Utterly absorbing. Esme and Kitty are sisters 1930s colonial India. A tragedy happens and the family decide to go back to Edinburgh. Kitty is perfectly behaved and adhers to the customs waiting to be married. Esme does not, rebels and horrible consequences ensue. " Becky R., Bookseller (Broad Street) View all of Becky R.'s recommendations

ISBN:	9780755308446
Publisher:	Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:	Tinder Press
Published date:	26 Feb 2013
DEWEY:	823.92
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Sales rank:	10851
Number of pages:	277
Weight:	206g
Height:	196mm
Width:	129mm
Spine width:	21mm

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