Mistletoe Malice by Farrell, Kathleen

Mistletoe Malice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780571378265)

Vendor: Kathleen Farrell
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Format: Paperback
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Mistletoe Malice by Farrell, Kathleen

Mistletoe Malice

$15.95
Mistletoe Malice by Farrell, Kathleen

Mistletoe Malice

$15.95
Format: Paperback
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A dysfunctional family reunites for the Christmas holiday from hell in this rediscovered festive classic with fangs for fans of Barbara Pym, Elizabeth Taylor and Stella Gibbons.

"Literary comfort and joy." Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss

The fire is on, sherry poured, presents wrapped, and claws are being sharpened. In a seaside cottage perched on a cliff, one family reunites for Christmas. While snow falls, a tyrannical widowed matriarch presides over her unruly brood. Her niece tends to her whims, but fantasizes about eloping; and as more guests arrive, each bringing their secret truths and dreams, the Christmas tree explodes, a brawl erupts, an escape occurs - and their "midwinter madness" climaxes...

Author: Kathleen Farrell
ISBN-10: 0571378269
ISBN-13: 9780571378265
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2023
Pages: 252
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.80d
By Kathleen Farrell
By Kathleen Farrell
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Kathleen Farrell was born in London in 1912 and educated at a convent school. Her first book, Johnny's Not Home from the Fair (1942), was written while working for the wartime secretary-general of the Labour party, after which she founded a prestigious literary agency, eventually sold to a rival firm. Farrell lived in Hampstead for twenty years with her partner Kay Dick - reviewer, editor and author of They (1977) - in a literary circle including Ivy Compton-Burnett, Stevie Smith and Olivia Manning.

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