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 Hidden Life, A by Geras, Adele |
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Brief Description A Will, changed at the eleventh hour, leaves a family cut through with conflict, secrets and betrayals |
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Author Information Adele Geras was born in Jerusalem. She has published many bestselling, highly acclaimed books for children and adults. She lives in Manchester. |
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Author Profile Author biography Adele Geras was born in Jerusalem in 1944. Her first book appeared in 1976 and since then she has published over 90 titles for children and young adults. Her novel for teenagers, Troy was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award 2000 and the Carnegie Medal 2001. Ithaka was published in 2005 and she has also written four novels for adults, all published by Orion. Her latest teenage book, Dido, will appear in May 2009. |
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Synopsis When Constance Barrington dies, she leaves behind a wealthy estate and a complex family network. But when the whole family gathers to hear her last will and testament, they are in for a terrible shock. Constance - possessed of a long memory and a spiteful disposition - altered her will shortly before her death. The new provisions are far from fair; some benefit hugely and others hardly at all. Constance's granddaughter, Louise, is bequeathed the copyright for her late grandfather's novels (barely remembered, long-since out of print and valuable only as a reminder of the man she loved). It is a paltry inheritance and one that comes to symbolise the inequity at the heart of the Barrington family. Soon, old family feuds and long-hidden resentments come to the surface, and with them, secrets start to emerge. But it is through Louise's inheritance - those dusty, long-forgotten books - that the most explosive secret of all will come to light, bringing with it a very different future for her and the rest of the family. |
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