Longlisted for the prestigious 2010 Orange Prize.
April 2010 Good Housekeeping selection.
February 2010 Book of the Month.
Set just after the English Civil war this historical family drama is rich in historical detail. McCann has obviously researched the period well and it comes through in the fascinating insights in to the time and characters. Part family drama, part thriller this is a real page turner and we look forward to seeing more from this author in the future.
A novel of secrets and revenge within a seventeenth-century English family. Longlisted for the Orange Prize1672. A generation after the Civil War, Jonathan Dymond, a cider maker, has so far enjoyed a quiet life. But when he discovers a letter from his dying uncle, hinting an inheritance and revenge, he is determined to unravel the mystery in his family. Under the pretence of his cider business, Jonathan visits his newly widowed aunt and there meets her unruly servant girl, Tamar, who soon reveals that she has secrets of her own...
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A novel of secrets and revenge within a seventeenth-century English family. Longlisted for the Orange Prize1672.
The Wilding features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Books of the Month, Family Drama, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
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The Wilding was written by Maria McCann and published by Faber & Faber
The Wilding has 337 pages
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