The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
A gripping mix of historical and contemporary crime, voted the number one crime novel of all time.
A detective story with a very considerable differenceIngenious, stimulating and very enjoyable * The Sunday Times *
Josephine Tey, author of The Daughter of Time, was born Elizabeth MacKintosh in Inverness in Scotland in 1896. She trained and worked as a teacher before returning to her family home to look after her elderly parents. It was there that she took up writing. Although she described her crime writing, written under the pen name Josephine Tey, as ‘my weekly knitting’ she was and is recognized as a major writer of the Golden Age of Crime writing. She was also successful as a novelist and playwright, writing under the name of Gordon Daviot. Her plays were performed in London and on Broadway. A fiercely private woman, she died at her sister’s home in 1952.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529090352 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529090350 |
| Title | The Daughter of Time |
| Author | Josephine Tey |
| Series | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2023-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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