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Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves

Rachel Malik

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English
Penguin Books Ltd
29 January 2018
A novel with a crime at its heart, based on the extraordinary life of the author's own grandmother

One day in 1940 Rene Hargreaves walks out on her family and the city to take a position as a Land Girl at the remote Starlight farm. There she will live with and help lonely farmer Elsie Boston. At first Elsie and Rene are unsure of one another - strangers from different worlds. But over time they each come to depend on the other. They become inseparable. Until the day a visitor from Rene's past arrives and their careful, secluded life is thrown into confusion. Suddenly, all they have built together is threatened. What will they do to protect themselves? And are they prepared for the consequences?
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Imprint:   Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   204g
ISBN:   9780241976098
ISBN 10:   024197609X
Pages:   288
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Rachel Malik was born in London of mixed English and Pakistani parentage. She studied English at Cambridge and Linguistics at Strathclyde. For many years, Rachel taught English Literature at Middlesex University. Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves is her first novel.

Reviews for Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves

A surprisingly touching account of hidden lives forced out of the shadows * Sunday Times * Part period piece, part courtroom drama, this is also a touching love story * Daily Mail * So lovely, gentle yet enthralling * Claire Fuller * Quietly gripping and intriguing * Elizabeth Buchan * Skilful, persuasive, thoroughly enjoyable, unexpected * Penelope Lively * A breathtaking debut * Prima * A vivid exploration of family secrets uncovered and the effects of trauma, as well as a war story about women doing whatever they had to do to survive * Irish Times *


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