The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'farrell

The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'farrell

An unforgettable novel of love and motherhood from bestselling author Maggie O'Farrell

O'Farrell has a remarkable ability to convey the texture of human emotion with precision * Observer *
Like Daphne du Maurier..O'Farrell writes books designed to...bring our most primal fears to the surface * Daily Mail *
O'Farrell is a skilful, impassioned writer...engaging and fluent * Sunday Telegraph *
Genuinely unputdownable...evidence of her place as one of Britain's most engaging contemporary novelists * Literary Review *

Maggie O'Farrell is the author of HAMNET, Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020, and the memoir I AM, I AM, I AM, both Sunday Times no. 1 bestsellers. Her novels include AFTER YOU'D GONE, MY LOVER'S LOVER, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, THE VANISHING ACT OF ESME LENNOX, THE HAND THAT FIRST HELD MINE, which won the 2010 Costa Novel Award, INSTRUCTIONS FOR A HEATWAVE, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT, which was shortlisted for the Women's Prize. She is also the author of three books for children, WHERE SNOW ANGELS GO, THE BOY WHO LOST HIS SPARK and WHEN THE STAMMER CAME TO STAY. She lives in Edinburgh.

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ISBN 13	9780755308460
ISBN 10	0755308468
Title	The Hand That First Held Mine
Author	Maggie O'farrell
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Headline Publishing Group
Year published	2016-02-29
Number of pages	384
Prizes	Winner of Costa Novel Award 2010, Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: Waterstone's UK Author of the Year 2010
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