The Infinite Wisdom of Harriet Rose is a brilliantly original and poignant novel for our time
Harriet Rose, like any other teenager, is naïve, overconfident and has always felt she has something important to say. However, unlike most of her peers, her hero is Marcus Aurelius, in imitation of whom she has been composing philosophical reflections on life for some time. When Harriet's father dies, the urge to write these meditations is greater than ever.
Then, on her fourteenth birthday, she receives a unique gift. Her doting mother and grandmother have had her by-now-substantial collection of meditations published. Having appointed themselves roles - Mother: publicist; Nana: sales rep; Harriet: esteemed author - they vow to get the book into the hands of a wide readership.
Once this formidable team gets into gear, there's no holding back, and Harriet is hurled into a lifestyle that not even she, in all her infinite wisdom, could have been prepared for. Bookshop orders soon stack up, and Harriet is plunged into a whirlwind of launch parties, newspaper coverage and television appearances. But is all this attention exactly what she thinks? And, more importantly, can her happiness - or her naivete - last?
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. UK1ST.EDITION.1ST.PRINTING.FINE HARDBACK IN VERY NEAR FINE DUSTWRAPPER. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng. Seller Inventory # 87BG/G
Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition, First Printing. VG+/VG+. First Edition, First Printing in d/w not ptice clipped. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR, DIANA JANNEY, on title-page. Inscription reads, 'To ----/With my best wishes/Diana Janney'. A novel in which, like any other teenager Harriet Rose, is naive, overconfident and alwats felt that she had something important to say. When her father dies, the urge to write these meditations is stronger than ever.Then, on her fourteenth birthday, she receives a unique gift. Her doting relatives, have these meditations published - and then her problems begin. Misguided, misunderstood and unwittingly, charmingly hilarious Harriet Rose is a heroine like no other! A poignant novel for our time. A very good plus copy, in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. Seller Inventory # 18541