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A SOLITARY GIRL IBD

THE CHOIR PRESS
09 / 2022
9781789632965
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Sinopsis

âÇÖThey speak to me, Vicks.âÇÖ Celandine hugs Vicky in windswept Kensington Gore. âÇÖThey speak to me from heaven.âÇÖáLondon 1921. 24-year-old Celandine Greenstreet wants to write symphonies, but she hides an astonishing secret. What is the dreadful rift that forms between her and Alex? Why is Celandine cast aside by Estreham Academy? Who comes back into her life after ten years separation? What is the shocking nature of the lies she is told by the only man she ever loved?These are just some of the burning questions that must be answered in this skilfull and carefully crafted,áyet harrowing story of CelandineâÇÖs life in the years following the Great War. A prodigiously talented musician, she faces a continual fight to prove her sanity, achieve her ambitions and demonstrate her innocence of the appalling crime she stands accused of.In âÇÖA Solitary GirlâÇÖ the narrative probes deeply into troubled minds, shows us the limits and dangers of early twentieth century psychiatry, weaves a complex web of grief, ambition, love and hate, leavened throughout with a dash of humour.á

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