The Pleasing Hour by Lily King

The Pleasing Hour by Lily King

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Summary

After delivering her own baby to her infertile sister, pre-university student Rosie flees to Paris from America and finds work as an au pair. The family she works for are curious and complex, initially teasing Rosie but eventually coming to rely on and confide in her.

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The Pleasing Hour by Lily King

After delivering her own baby to her infertile sister, pre-university student Rosie flees to Paris from America and finds work as an au pair. The family she works for are curious and complex, initially teasing Rosie but eventually coming to rely on and confide in her.
Lily King received a Master's Degree in Creative Writing from Syracuse University in 1991 and won the Raymond Carver Prize for Fiction. Her short fiction has been published in numerous literary magazines in the USA and in Passport, a literary magazine based in Cambridge. She lives in New York.
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ISBN 13 9781860497803
ISBN 10 1860497802
Title The Pleasing Hour
Author Lily King
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 2000-10-05
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.