The Man in the Wooden Hat
By Jane Gardam
(Europa Editions, Paperback, 9781933372891, 240pp.)
Publication Date: October 27, 2009
Categories: Literary
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the November 2009 Indie Next List“A classy tale of the marriage of an English couple in the Far East. Idealistic and romantic, Betty and her husband find their ways through life, carrying secrets from their pasts back and forth between Hong Kong and England. It's a slim novel that covers a lot of ground, and Gardam's stylish prose gets to the heart of this fascinating relationship.”
-- Valerie Koehler, Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX
Description
A portrait of a marriage, with all the bittersweet secrets and surprising fulfillment of the 50-year union of two remarkable people, "The Man in the Wooden Hat" is fiction of a very high order from the author of "Old Filth."
Thursday, Oct 22, 2009
Jane Gardam has spent her long career writing dry, honest books about British life. Her new novel, The Man in the Wooden Hat, showcases the regrets of a woman never quite sure that marrying her husband was the right choice. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Gardam the best British writer you've never heard of. More at NPR.org
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