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MARGOT LIVESEY is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Flight of Gemma Hardy, The House on Fortune Street, Banishing Verona, Eva Moves the Furniture, The Missing World, Criminals, and Homework. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, Vogue, and the Atlantic, and she is the recipient of grants from both the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. The House on Fortune Street won the 2009 L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award. Born in Scotland, Livesey currently lives in the Boston area and is a professor of fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. Product Description The resonant story of a young womans struggle to take charge of her own future, The Flight of Gemma Hardy is a modern take on a classic story-Charlotte Bronts Jane Eyre-that will fascinate readers of the Gothic original and fans of modern literary fiction alike, with its lyrical prose, robust characters, and abundant compassion. Set in early 1960s Scotland, this breakout novel from award-winning author Margot Livesey is a tale of determination and spirit that, like The Three Weissmanns of Westport and A Thousand Acres, spins an unforgettable new story from threads of our shared, still-living literary past. Gemma is real-its as simple as that. And through her eyes we see step by step what it means. to take possession of ones own life. -David Wroblewski, author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle Review A delight.Livesey is a lovely, fluid writer. - Sarah Towers, New York Times Book ReviewA cunning adaptation. - Liza Nelson, O, the Oprah MagazineAbsorbing.Ms. Livesey writes lovely, understated prose[her] treks through the novels pleasing natural landscapesare almost as engaging as her navigation of Gemmas restless psyche. - Sam Sacks, Wall Street JournalLivesey delivers a suspenseful, curl-up-by-the-fire romance with a willfully determined protagonist whos worthy of her literary role model. - PeopleJane Eyre gets a terrific modern makeover.Livesey works some sort of magic in The Flight of Gemma Hardy, which is too entertaining to be superfluous, too wise in its understanding of human nature to be a mere retread. - Connie Ogle, Miami HeraldLivesey has pulled off the near-impossible task that the homage begs an author to do: create an original, fresh work that shines in its own light, while bringing an established, esteemed work to the attention of new readers, and showing off previously unseen facets to its fans. - Meredith Maran, Boston GlobeLivesey follows Bronts form, but so convincingly does she create her own characters life and surroundings that the original soon recedes, its story a beloved, familiar body dressed in an entirely new and vibrant wardrobe. - Atlantic MonthlyMarvelous.Gemma Hardy is one of those page turners in which you occasionally have to wrest yourself away from the plot to admire the language. - Kristin Ohlson, Cleveland Plain DealerA brilliantly paced contemporary adventure about a headstrong orphans struggle to claim a place for her generous heart in a secret-laden, sometimes loveless world. - Lisa Shea, ElleInspired by Jane Eyre, Livesey (The House on Fortune Street) offers vibrant prose and a feisty heroine in her fascinating sixth novel. Captivating and moving, this book is a wonderful addition to Liveseys body of work. - Publishers Weekly, starred reviewThe portrait of a delicate, iron-willed girl, an orphan and a heroine in the grand tradition. Here as in all of Liveseys novels, the real treasure is her gift for exploring the unreduced human psyche with all its radiant contradictions, mercurial insights, and desperate generosities. - David Wroblewski, author of The Story of Edgar SawtelleIn this modern day retelling of Jane Eyre - trade horses for private jets - novelist Margot Livesey pays homage to Bronts literary classic. - Marie Claire, "Four New Page-Turners to Keep Bedside" From the Back Cover Fate has not been kind to Gemma Hardy. Orphaned by the age of ten, neglected by a bitter and cruel aunt, sent to a boarding school where she is both servant and student, young Gemma seems destined for a life of hardship and loneliness. Yet her bright spirit burns strong. Fiercely intelligent, singularly determined, Gemma overcomes each challenge and setback, growing stronger and more certain of her path. Now an independent young woman with dreams of the future, she accepts a position as an au pair on the remote and beautiful Orkney Islands.But Gemma's biggest trial is about to begin . . . a journey of pas. Seller Inventory # DADAX0062107208
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