A Capital Union by Victoria Hendry
HWA Debut Crown shortlist. Edinburgh, 1942. As war tightens its grip, Agnes Thorne finds that her new husband's obsession with Home Rule threatens to land him in jail, and gives her an unwanted role in the nationalist movement. As hidden forces of state break cover, Agnes is caught in a triangle of passion, politics and secrecy.
'A super Scottish novel (and a bold first book) that should have been rewarded; brilliantly researched with an interesting political theme (the SNP in wartime) - mainly set in Edinburgh during the Second World WarA curious and readable mix of the romantic and the hard-edged.' --Alan Warner, Books of the Year selection in Herald Scotland. 'Startlingly accomplished ... Victoria Hendry's impressive debut novel wastes no words. The voice of her young narrator is brisk and assured, like youth itself ... As the story gathers momentum so does Hendry's prose, raising itself to poetry as her heroine confronts that famous tension within Scots and Scotland which many of us recognise.' --Julie Davidson, Sunday Herald. 'A novel of great intelligence and fluency whose finely drawn characters challenge conventional perceptions of nationality and identity.' --Margaret Elphinstone. 'A deftness of touch - A historically illuminating novel, compelling page-turner - from a fresh and accomplished new voice.' Krikitus. Blackwell's Scottish Book of the Month, September 2013. The Herald's Paperback of the Week.
Victoria Hendry has worked in the London Museum of Jewish Life and Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery, both of which stimulated her appetite for the story behind?the objects. She has an MSc in Creative Writing from Edinburgh University and was shortlisted for the Society of Women Writers and Journalists International Life Writing Prize in 2012. Victoria lives in Edinburgh.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908643346 |
| ISBN 10 | 190864334X |
| Title | A Capital Union |
| Author | Victoria Hendry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Saraband |
| Year published | 2013-08-29 |
| Number of pages | 218 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for HWA Debut Crown 2014 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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