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Margery Sharp

The Flowering Thorn

A Novel

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A Jazz Age socialite impulsively adopts an orphaned boy in this funny, heartwarming tale from the New York Times-bestselling author of Cluny Brown. In 1929 London, twenty-eight-year-old Lesley Frewen lives a privileged, cultured life. But one thing is missing: love. When her aunt's female companion dies suddenly, leaving behind a young son, Lesley decides on a whim to adopt four-year-old Patrick-which is odd, because she doesn't have any particular affection for children. As soon as Patrick moves in with her, Lesley gets to work using her connections to enroll him in the finest boys' school. But she soon discovers that London is no place to… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-5040-3429-6
  • EAN: 9781504034296
  • Produktnummer: 19670186
  • Verlag: Open Road Media
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
  • Seitenangabe: 345 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 1'297 KB

Über den Autor


Margery Sharp (1905–1991) is renowned for her sparkling wit and insight into human nature, which are liberally displayed in her critically acclaimed social comedies of class and manners. Born in Yorkshire, England, she wrote pieces for Punch magazine after attending college and art school. In 1930, she published her first novel, Rhododendron Pie, and in 1938, she married Maj. Geoffrey Castle. Sharp wrote twenty-six novels, three of which, Britannia Mews, Cluny Brown, and The Nutmeg Tree, were made into feature films, and fourteen children’s books, including The Rescuers, which was adapted into two Disney animated films.  

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