The Inheritance - Hardcover

Dilke, Annabel

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141 ratings by Goodreads

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ISBN 10: 031233477X ISBN 13: 9780312334772

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2005

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Felicity Chandler remembers how her family was irrevocably changed by a series of events forty years earlier, including her engaged sister's affair with a disreputable man, her father's philandering and infidelity, and a betrayal that cut short Felicity's academic career at Oxford.

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Review:

"Charming, delicious, irresistible, Annabel Dilke's characters are wonderfully eccentric, beautifully drawn and very real. When I finished the book I was sorry to leave them." -Santa Montefiore, author of THE SWALLOW AND THE HUMMINGBIRD
"If it's fiction you're really after, you could do no better than Annabel Dilke's THE INHERITANCE....It's not easy being rich, beautiful and privileged. It is easy to read such a well-written book about it." -BOOKSELLER (UK)
"A splendidly observed tale of love and infidelity in which each character reaches out for their own share of happiness." -WOMAN & HOME (UK)
"Constantly shifting the point of view from that of a character who knows everything but tells very little to another who may know less but reveals more, [Dilke] makes the reader interpret their denials and half-truths as though living among them. All the relationships in the novel are as painful as they are believable....A compelling psychological drama." -Times Literary Supplement (UK)
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"Psychologically reminiscent of John Cheever's haunting short story 'The Swimmer.' Dilke's mastery of manipulating chronology for optimum emotional effect is breathtaking."---"The Washington Post"

"Wonderfully picturesque . . . deliciously over-the-top."---"The New York Times"

"[Dilke] has a wonderful eye for telling details of place and person and a brisk way of summing up a character in a line."---"The Boston Globe"

"Marvelous novel . . . really first class. Authentic and sharp, every word rings true."---Rosamunde Pilcher, author of "The Shell Seekers, September," and "Coming Home"

"Exquisitely written . . . a lovely, absorbing story."---Elizabeth Buchan, author of "Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman"

"[A] blend of unblinking candor and wry compassion."---James Lipton, creator and host of "Inside the Actors Studio" and author of "An Exaltation of Larks"
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“Psychologically reminiscent of John Cheever’s haunting short story ‘The Swimmer.’ Dilke’s mastery of manipulating chronology for optimum emotional effect is breathtaking.”---"The Washington Post"

“Wonderfully picturesque . . . deliciously over-the-top.”---"The New York Times"

“[Dilke] has a wonderful eye for telling details of place and person and a brisk way of summing up a character in a line.”---"The Boston Globe"

“Marvelous novel . . . really first class. Authentic and sharp, every word rings true.”---Rosamunde Pilcher, author of "The Shell Seekers, September, " and "Coming Home"

“Exquisitely written . . . a lovely, absorbing story.”---Elizabeth Buchan, author of "Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman"

“[A] blend of unblinking candor and wry compassion.”---James Lipton, creator and host of "Inside the Actors Studio" and author of "An Exaltation of Larks"
""

"Psychologically reminiscent of John Cheever's haunting short story 'The Swimmer.' Dilke's mastery of manipulating chronology for optimum emotional effect is breathtaking."---"The Washington Post"

"Wonderfully picturesque . . . deliciously over-the-top."---"The New York Times"

"[Dilke] has a wonderful eye for telling details of place and person and a brisk way of summing up a character in a line."---"The Boston Globe"

"Marvelous novel . . . really first class. Authentic and sharp, every word rings true."---Rosamunde Pilcher, author of "The Shell Seekers, September, " and "Coming Home"

"Exquisitely written . . . a lovely, absorbing story."---Elizabeth Buchan, author of "Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman"

"[A] blend of unblinking candor and wry compassion."---James Lipton, creator and host of "Inside the Actors Studio" and author of "An Exaltation of Larks"
""

Psychologically reminiscent of John Cheever's haunting short story The Swimmer.' Dilke's mastery of manipulating chronology for optimum emotional effect is breathtaking. "The Washington Post"

Wonderfully picturesque . . . deliciously over-the-top. "The New York Times"

[Dilke] has a wonderful eye for telling details of place and person and a brisk way of summing up a character in a line. "The Boston Globe"

Marvelous novel . . . really first class. Authentic and sharp, every word rings true. "Rosamunde Pilcher, author of The Shell Seekers, September, and Coming Home"

Exquisitely written . . . a lovely, absorbing story. "Elizabeth Buchan, author of Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman"

[A] blend of unblinking candor and wry compassion. "James Lipton, creator and host of Inside the Actors Studio and author of An Exaltation of Larks""

"Psychologically reminiscent of John Cheever's haunting short story 'The Swimmer.' Dilke's mastery of manipulating chronology for optimum emotional effect is breathtaking." --The Washington Post

"Wonderfully picturesque . . . deliciously over-the-top." --The New York Times

"[Dilke] has a wonderful eye for telling details of place and person and a brisk way of summing up a character in a line." --The Boston Globe

"Marvelous novel . . . really first class. Authentic and sharp, every word rings true." --Rosamunde Pilcher, author of The Shell Seekers, September, and Coming Home

"Exquisitely written . . . a lovely, absorbing story." --Elizabeth Buchan, author of Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman

"[A] blend of unblinking candor and wry compassion." --James Lipton, creator and host of Inside the Actors Studio and author of An Exaltation of Larks

About the Author:

Annabel Dilke is a novelist, journalist, and screenwriter whose books have been shortlisted for numerous awards. THE INHERITANCE is her first book published in the United States. She lives in South London

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