Brilliant portrayal of an aristocratic family who lose everything to gambling. A father whose significance and esteem plum to new depths as a result of the gambling and his young daughter whose life is spiraling out of control as a consequence of drugs and infatuation. These turbulent experiences are told with extraordinary honesty, elegance and wit.
Laura is born to a wealthy family, and lives on a vast Northumberland estate - until her father gambles away the family fortune and a move to London prefigures drastic change.
Laura is born to a wealthy family, and lives on a vast Northumberland estate - until her father gambles away the family fortune and a move to London prefigures drastic change.
Harriet Vyner was brought up in London, Yorkshire and Sussex. She is the author of Groovy Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Fraser. She is currently working on her second novel. She lives in London.
Laura is born to a wealthy family, and lives on a vast Northumberland estate - until her father gambles away the family fortune and a move to London prefigures drastic change.
Among Ruins features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, General Fiction, Fiction
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Among Ruins was written by Harriet Vyner and published by Faber & Faber
Among Ruins has 240 pages
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