Hester Laurie Lico Albanese (Hardback)

Hester Laurie Lico Albanese (Hardback)A dazzlingly inventive tale of troubled legacies, desire and unsung power, inspired by The Scarlet Letter. Glasgow, 1829: Isobel, a young seamstress, and her husband Edward set sail for New England, in flight from his mounting debts and addictions. But, arriving in Salem, Massachusetts, Edward soon takes off again, and Isobel finds herself penniless and alone. Then she meets Nathaniel, a fledgling writer, and the two are instantly drawn to each other:

this novel of small-town life is witty

all brought to life by Susanna Rumiz's warm

a pair of newly-weds embark on their first adventure

a book that could have been a collaboration between David Attenborough and Roald Dahl

From the widely renowned author Andrew O' Hagan

a successful scholar fast approaching middle age faces a double shock - her son's abandonment of the career she has chosen for him and the harsh critical rejection of her latest academic work

marry for the wrong reasons

and the Brandt family are selling their furniture in order to eat

Powerfully told from an all-female perspective

'A masterpiece' Guardian

Birds have some of the most extraordinary - and peculiar - behaviours on the planet

A beautiful paperback edition of The Lion