The Hand That First Held Mine: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- International bestseller and winner of the 2010 Costa Novel—a gorgeously written story of love and motherhood from the author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait.When the sophisticated Innes Kent turns up on her doorstep, Lexie Sinclair realizes she cannot wait any longer for her life to begin, and leaves for London. There, at the heart of the 1950s Soho art scene, she carves out a new life. In the present day, Elina and Ted are reeling from the difficult birth of their first child. Elina struggles to reconcile the demands of motherhood with her sense of herself as an artist, and Ted is disturbed by memories of his own childhood that don&’t tally with his parents&’ version of events. As Ted begins to search for answers, an extraordinary portrait of two women is revealed, separated by fifty years, but connected in ways that neither could ever have expected.
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 368 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781039010963
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781039010956
- Publisher:
- Knopf Canada
- Date of Addition:
- 06/25/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Maggie O’Farrell
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.