The Man In The Wooden Hat

Name: The Man In The Wooden Hat
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SKU: 9780349139487
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By Jane Gardam

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The Man In The Wooden Hat continues the story from the acclaimed Old Filth trilogy, shifting the focus to Betty Feathers, the wife of Sir Edward (Eddie) Feathers QC. An orphan of Japanese internment camps and a gifted code-breaker at Bletchley Park, Betty's free spirit and secret passions offer a fresh perspective on the intertwined lives of her husband and his rivals.
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This novel will appeal to readers who appreciate literary fiction rich in character depth and historical context, especially those interested in post-colonial narratives and the complexities of personal relationships.

Another masterpiece from Jane Gardam and the second novel in the Old Filth trilogy.

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Another masterpiece from Jane Gardam and the second novel in the Old Filth trilogy.

'She does fiction as it should be done, with confidence and insight' — CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE

'Witty, subversive, moving' — THE TIMES

'Full of the humour and eccentricity that have made Gardam one of the most enjoyable novelists writing today' — INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Old Filth told the story of Sir Edward (Eddie) Feathers QC, aka Filth, his colonial upbringing and career, his long and comfortable marriage, his rivalries and friendships. The Man In The Wooden Hat picks up these threads from the perspective of Filth's wife, Betty. An orphan of the Japanese internment camps, a free spirit, a clever code-breaker at Bletchley Park, Betty has her own secret passions. No wonder she is drawn to Filth's hated rival at the Bar, the brash, forceful Veneering.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349139487

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 February 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Abacus

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 199.0mm

Height: 130.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 288

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About the Author

Jane Gardam is the only writer to have been twice awarded the Whitbread/Costa Prize for Best Novel of the Year, for The Queen of the Tambourine and The Hollow Land. She also holds a Heywood Hill Literary Prize for a lifetime's contribution to the enjoyment of literature. She is the author of five volumes of acclaimed stories: Black Faces, White Faces (David Higham Prize and the Royal Society of Literature's Winifred Holtby Prize); The Pangs of Love (Katherine Mansfield Prize); Going into a Dark House (Silver Pen Award from PEN); Missing the Midnight; and The People on Privilege Hill. Her novels include God on the Rocks, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize; Faith Fox; The Flight of the Maidens; the bestselling Old Filth, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 2005; The Man in the Wooden Hat; and Last Friends. Jane Gardam was born in Yorkshire. She now lives in east Kent.

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