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Fate has not been kind to Gemma Hardy. Orphaned by the age of ten, neglected by a bitter and cruel aunt, sent to a boarding school where she was both servant and student, young Gemma seemed destined for a life of hardship and loneliness. Yet her bright spirit burns strong. Fiercely intelligent, singularly determined, Gemma overcomes each challenge and setback, growing stronger and more certain of her path. Now an independent young woman with dreams of the future, she accepts a position as an au pair on the remote and beautiful Orkney Islands. But Gemma's biggest trial is about to begin--a journey of passion and betrayal, secrets and lies, redemption and discovery will lead her to a life she's never dreamed of.

About the Author :
MARGOT LIVESEY is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels The Flight of Gemma Hardy, The House on Fortune Street, Banishing Verona, Eva Moves the Furniture, The Missing World, Criminals, and Homework. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, Vogue, and the Atlantic, and she is the recipient of grants from both the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. The House on Fortune Street won the 2009 L. L. Winship/PEN New England Award. Born in Scotland, Livesey currently lives in the Boston area and is a professor of fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Davina Porter won the prestigious Audie Award in 2006 for Best Female Narration and in 2004 for Best Inspirational Literature Narration. She has been honored as an AudioFile Golden Voice and has won nineteen Earphones Awards. As an actress, she has appeared onstage at the Vineyard Playhouse and the Square One Theater, among others.

Review :
In this modern day retelling of Jane Eyre--trade horses for private jets--novelist Margot Livesey pays homage to Brontë's literary classic. -- "Marie Claire" Livesey follows Brontë's form, but so convincingly does she create her own character's life and surroundings that the original soon recedes, its story a beloved, familiar body dressed in an entirely new and vibrant wardrobe. -- "Atlantic Monthly" Jane Eyre gets a terrific modern makeover...Livesey works some sort of magic in The Flight of Gemma Hardy, which is too entertaining to be superfluous, too wise in its understanding of human nature to be a mere retread. -- "Miami Herald" A brilliantly paced contemporary adventure about a headstrong orphan's struggle to claim a place for her generous heart in a secret-laden, sometimes loveless world. -- "Elle" A cunning adaptation. -- "O, The Oprah Magazine" A delight...Livesey is a lovely, fluid writer. -- "New York Times Book Review" Absorbing...Ms. Livesey writes lovely, understated prose...[Her] treks through the novel's pleasing natural landscapes...are almost as engaging as her navigation of Gemma's restless psyche. -- "Wall Street Journal" Inspired by Jane Eyre, Livesey offers vibrant prose and a feisty heroine...Captivating and moving, this book is a wonderful addition to Livesey's body of work. -- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" Livesey delivers a suspenseful, curl-up-by-the-fire romance with a willfully determined protagonist who's worthy of her literary role model. -- "People" Livesey has pulled off the near-impossible task that the homage begs an author to do: create an original, fresh work that shines in its own light, while bringing an established, esteemed work to the attention of new readers, and showing off previously unseen facets to its fans. -- "Boston Globe" Marvelous...Gemma Hardy is one of those page turners in which you occasionally have to wrest yourself away from the plot to admire the language. -- "Cleveland Plain Dealer" The portrait of a delicate, iron-willed girl, an orphan and a heroine in the grand tradition...Here as in all of Livesey's novels, the real treasure is her gift for exploring the unreduced human psyche with all its radiant contradictions, mercurial insights, and desperate generosities. -- "David Wroblewski, author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle"


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  • ISBN-13: 9780792784579
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 422 gr
  • ISBN-10: 079278457X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Height: 158 mm
  • No of Pages: 12
  • Spine Width: 52 mm
  • Width: 167 mm


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