This U.S. debut of an acclaimed British novelist is a sharply observed, hilarious, and bittersweet send-up of academic pretentiousness and literary obsession set at a conference on Emily Bronte. "An acknowledged expert on the life of Emily Bronte, Davies sends herself up to perfection in this tongue-in-cheek comedy. . . . A lovely book".--"Good Housekeeping" (UK).
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This U.S. debut of an acclaimed British novelist is a sharply observed, hilarious, and bittersweet send-up of academic pretentiousness and literary obsession set at a conference on Emily Bronte. "An acknowledged expert on the life of Emily Bronte, Davies sends herself up to perfection in this tongue-in-cheek comedy. . . . A lovely book".--"Good Housekeeping" (UK).
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