A significant departure for Maggie O`Farrell in terms of maturity and style, THE VANISHING ACT OF ESME LENNOX will be one of the unmissable publishing events of 2006. Set between the 1930s,and the present, Maggie O`Farrell`s new novel is the story of Esme, a woman edited out of her family`s history, and of the secrets that come to light when, sixty years later, she is released from care, and a young woman, Iris, discovers the great aunt she never knew she had. The mystery that unfolds is the heartbreaking tale of two ...
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A significant departure for Maggie O`Farrell in terms of maturity and style, THE VANISHING ACT OF ESME LENNOX will be one of the unmissable publishing events of 2006. Set between the 1930s,and the present, Maggie O`Farrell`s new novel is the story of Esme, a woman edited out of her family`s history, and of the secrets that come to light when, sixty years later, she is released from care, and a young woman, Iris, discovers the great aunt she never knew she had. The mystery that unfolds is the heartbreaking tale of two sisters in colonial India and 1930s Edinburgh - of the loneliness that binds them together and the rivalries that drive them apart, and lead one of them to a shocking betrayal - but above all it is the story of Esme, a fiercely intelligent, unconventional young woman, and of the terrible price she is made to pay for her family`s unhappiness.
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Didn't enjoy this book - thought it was not very engaging.
Judith H
Jan 3, 2013
Fasinating read
All families have their ups and downs but this family's idea of problem solving has an evil greed based bent. In the end it appears that all members have inherited the same characteristics but this time it is long over due! Great read.
bookclubber
Oct 29, 2008
Intriguing story
Very intriguing story told through several voices. This is an excellent book for a book club discussion for the themes of jealousy, non-conformity, family secrets.
