Mrs Kimble - Softcover

Haigh, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007150865 ISBN 13: 9780007150861

Publisher: HarperFiction, 2004

Synopsis

Covering a span of twenty five years, Mrs Kimble tells the story of three women married in succession to the same man -- a charismatic opportunist named Ken Kimble. Told from the perspective of each Mrs Kimble, it offers a mesmerising look at how three very different women become accomplices in their own deception.

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Review:

‘A luminous debut novel...with memorable, vibrant characters, that will have wide appeal.’ Booklist

‘The measured prose and care for detail show a promising talent.’ Kirkus Reviews

‘This moving novel explores questions of love and loss – the first, second and third time around.’ Glamour

‘Each Mrs Kimble comes tantalizingly alive thanks to the author’s considerable gift for conjuring up a character with the tiniest of details.’ Washington Post

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'Beautiful, devastating and complex.' Chicago Tribune

Over a span of twenty five years, three women marry the same man - a charismatic opportunist named Ken Kimble. Each Mrs Kimble offers a mesmerising look at how three very different women became accomplices in their own deception.

The first, Birdie, is left in deprived conditions and struggles to hold herself and their children together in the months following Kimble's desertion; the second, Joan, a lonely heiress recovering from personal tragedy, sees in Ken Kimble her last chance at happiness and defies her family and friends to marry him; and the third, Dinah, a beautiful but damaged woman half his age, tries to find the strength to survive him.

Beautifully written, stunningly original, this emotionally compelling novel is a meditation on women, marriage and the illusions upon which it is based.

'A sharply observed, affecting tale of the power of a charismatic predator and the acquiescence of his victims...Ken Kimble is a chilling creation.' Boston Globe

'Luminous...a beautiful novel with memorable, vibrant characters.' Booklist

'A clever, admirable novel...The three Mrs Kimbles present the whole gamut of family values gone awry.' Washington Post

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperFiction
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0007150865
• ISBN 13: 9780007150861
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400