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Mr Golightly's Holiday

By: Salley Vickers
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
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The new novel from the best-selling author of Miss Garnet's Angel

holiday: a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation.
[literally: holy day]

Many years ago Mr Golightly wrote a work of dramatic fiction which grew to be an international best-seller. But his reputation is on the decline and he finds himself out of touch with the modern world.

He decides to take a holiday and comes to the ancient village of Great Calne, hoping to use the opportunity to bring his great work up to date. But he soon finds that events take over his plans and that the themes he has written on are being strangely replicated in the lives of the villagers he is staying among.

He meets Ellen Thomas, a reclusive artist, young Johnny Spence, an absconding school boy, and the tough-minded Paula who works at the local pub. As he comes to know his neighbours better, Mr Golightly begins to examine his attitude to love, and to ponder the terrible catastrophe of his son's death. And as the drama unfolds we begin to learn the true and extraordinary identity of Mr Golightly and the nature of the secret sorrow which haunts him links him to his new friends.

Mysterious, light of touch, witty and profound Mr Golightly's Holiday confirms Salley Vickers's reputation as one of our most original and engaging novelists.

©2014 Salley Vickers (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Satire Small Town & Rural Village Comedy Witty

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Critic reviews

"Salley Vickers is a writer whose subtle intelligence and unobtrusive command of narrative I always enjoy. She sees with a clear eye and writes with a light hand, and she knows how the world works; and these qualities are much rarer than they should be. She's a presence worth cherishing in the ranks of modern novelists." (Philip Pullman)
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What a confusing story I had no idea what was going on. I will not be recommending this one.

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