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Chaplin and Company

Mave Fellowes

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English
Vintage
15 July 2014
A big debut novel - a perfect blend of the quirky and commercial, in the vein of When God Was a Rabbit.

Winner of a Betty Trask Award

Introducing... Odeline Milk, an unusual young lady from a sleepy market town.

She's on her way to London, to make her name.

She hopes.

And with the small inheritance left her by her mother, she's bought herself a home, an old canal boat.

What she doesn't know yet is that for some the city's canals have an appeal of their own. They are below the eyeline, a sort of halfworld, a good place to hide for a community of curious outsiders, all with their own stories to tell, stories which might help a certain young lady to think differently about life.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   311g
ISBN:   9780099578765
ISBN 10:   009957876X
Pages:   384
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mave Fellowes is thirty-two years old and lives in London. Her work has appeared in Granta and various other publications. This is her first novel. She has spent a good chunk of her life overlooking the Grand Union Canal.

Reviews for Chaplin and Company

A quirky tale * Good Book Guide * This is an eccentric look at London through the eyes of an eccentric -- Rachel Holdsworth * Londonist * This is a deeply quirky and very charming first novel. -- Kate Saunders * The Times * Like a stylish animated film, wry and easy and mischievous...the novel is perfectly formed, but not pat: some characters find redemption, others just carry on. -- Mark Greaves * Spectator * It's an offbeat and magical look at London that's completely captivating. The descriptions of the city are so vivid, it's as if you're seeing them for the first time. * Now Magazine *


  • Joint winner for Betty Trask Awards 2014.
  • Long-listed for Waverton Good Read Award 2014
  • Long-listed for Waverton Good Read Award 2014 (UK)
  • Long-listed for Waverton Good Read Award 2014.
  • Winner of Betty Trask Awards 2014
  • Winner of Betty Trask Awards 2014.

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