Mr Chartwell |
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| Author:
| Hunt, Rebecca |
| ISBN: | 978-1-905490-69-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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| Imprint: | Fig Tree |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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MR CHARTWELL sat at the kitchen table, playing patience with a deck of ancient cards. A vase was on the table, the tulips emptied into the sink. Mr Chartwell took a finishing swig from the vase and poured in more beer from the bottle next to him. He started to sing with a crooning tilt to his forehead. 'A bone in the fridge may be quite continental, but diamonds are a girl's best friend.'
It's July, 1964. In bed at home in Kent, Winston Churchill is...
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MR CHARTWELL sat at the kitchen table, playing patience with a deck of ancient cards. A vase was on the table, the tulips emptied into the sink. Mr Chartwell took a finishing swig from the vase and poured in more beer from the bottle next to him. He started to sing with a crooning tilt to his forehead. 'A bone in the fridge may be quite continental, but diamonds are a girl's best friend.'
It's July, 1964.
In bed at home in Kent, Winston Churchill is waking up. There's a visitor in the room, someone he hasn't seen for a while, a dark, mute bulk, watching him with tortured concentration. It's Mr Chartwell.
In her terraced house in Battersea, Esther Hammerhans, young, vulnerable and alone, goes to answer the door to her new lodger. Through the glass she sees a vast silhouette the size of a mattress. It's Mr Chartwell.
It's Mr Chartwellis a large, black dog.
He is charismatic and dangerously seductive - as their lives are slowly drawn together, can Ester and Winston Churchill withstand his strange, powerful charms and strong hold?
In this utterly original, moving, funny and exuberant novel, Rebecca Hunt explores how two unlikely lives collide as Mr Chartwell'smotives are revealed to be far darker and deeper than they seem.
'Marvellously original, tender and funny. Hunt proves herself to be a gifted writer.' Daily Mail
'Extraordinary, very good, engrossing.' Daily Telegraph
'Charming, funny, moving, finely crafted and engagingly evocative.'Independent
'Charming, original, rewarding, entertaining.' Financial Times
'Brilliantly original and thought-provoking. Hunt tackles a serious topic with humour and intelligence.' Sunday Express