Archive for December 15, 2009
THE MAN IN THE WOODEN HAT by Jane Gardam
Several years ago, I read my first Jane Gardam novel, FIGHT OF THE MAIDENS, and I’ve been a fan ever since. The last Gardam novel I read was OLD FILTH, and so I was delighted to read that Europa Editions recently published THE MAN IN THE WOODEN HATt. While THE MAN IN THE WOODEN HAT isn’t a sequel to OLD FILTH, it is a companion novel. OLD FILTH, which really should be read first, begins with the death of Betty, the wife of retired judge Sir Edward Feathers. OLD FILTH, inspired by Gardam’s exposure to the early life of Rudyard Kipling, focuses on Edward, while this novel explores the Feathers’ life together through Betty’s eyes.
December 15, 2009
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Judi Clark · 
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Tags: Around-the-World, Jane Gardam, Literary, Married Life · Posted in: Award Winning Author, Contemporary, Literary, United Kingdom, World Literature
