Description
Oxfordshire, 1899. Grace Inderwick grows up on the margins of a once-great household as an unwanted guest in her uncle's home. She has unusual talents and inclinations: she paints, although faces elude her; she lurks in the shadows; and she is drawn to other girls. Then a letter arrives from Saint Helena. After years missing at sea, Grace's cousin Charles is coming home. When he returns, unrecognisable and uncanny, a rift opens between those who believe he is an impostor and Grace's aunt, who insists that he is her son. Grace has a closely guarded secret of her own: an intimate knowledge of forgeries. She must decide who and what to believe, and what kind of life she wants to lead. This intricately plotted novel explores the value of authenticity in art and love, and what it means to be a true original.
Information
Author: Stevens Nell
Language: English
Publication date: June 19, 2025
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Fiction in english, English novels
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 386
ISBN/EAN: 9781398533387