The Inheritance - Softcover

Dilke, Annabel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743489632 ISBN 13: 9780743489638

Publisher: Pocket Books, 2004

Synopsis

The Chandler family lead a charmed life. In their ravishing country estate, surrounded by servants, they cling to the trappings of aristocracy and privilege. Eighteen-year-old Alice is marrying the heir to another great house. Her cleverer sister Eve has won a place at Oxford University. All is picture perfect. They are happy, revered and very, very rich. But all is not what it seems. Alice is secretly in love with a fatally attractive, but wholly unsuitable admirer, her father has been philandering for years and Eve's promising academic future is about to be brutally curtailed. The world these people inhabit will be shaken to its core. Wonderfully sympathetic, funny and beguiling, THE INHERITANCE introduces a family who'd rather keep up appearances than face the truth. Intensely human and brilliantly drawn, they will shock, delight and utterly seduce you.

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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

Edition details

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743489632
• ISBN 13: 9780743489638
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 385