Published by Pier 9 2010 Paperback, 2010
ISBN 10: 1741967848 ISBN 13: 9781741967845
Seller: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, New Zealand
Condition: Good. A captivating novel about sisters, faded memories and long-hidden secrets spanning three generations. At the height of Britain's General Strike in 1926 a red double-decker bus driven by a volunteer crashes into a low bridge in West London. Almost eighty years later Jennifer Denzel reveals on daytime television that as a teenager she'd found her sister Charlotte hanging by a school tie in their bedroom. But Charlotte can't believe her ears - it was, she protests, Jennifer who tried to suicide all those years ago. 383 pages.
Published by Pier 9 2010 Paperback, 2010
ISBN 10: 1741964229 ISBN 13: 9781741964226
Seller: Book Haven, Wellington, WLG, New Zealand
Condition: Near Mint. When bushfires threatened her home some fifteen years ago, Yvonne Louis thankfully managed to save the treasured Dutch heirlooms that had been handed down to her by her mother. But the near-catastrophe caused her to see these objects in a new light. She pondered especially on her favourite painting, a portrait of an elegant and mysterious young woman whom her family had once nicknamed 'Miss Maris'. Who was she really? And who had painted her? These initial musings soon led Yvonne on a full-blown quest to track down the history and origins of the painting, back to her country of birth - the Netherlands - where she reconnects with long-lost family after forty years and discovers many surprises about her ancestry. She also mixes company with the country's famous artists, art experts and collectors, enters secret and prized vaults, and, in doing so, even more intriguing questions emerge about her family's connections and the value of the paintings in her possession. 298 pages.