A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand
Celia Dale
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Paperback
Not defined - 190pg
22 Sep 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781914198335
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Middle-aged Josh and Maisie Evans lead an unremarkable, unassuming life. When Auntie Flo, who has lived with them for years, dies and leaves them herEstate, they head to Italy on holiday, to take in the sea air and let the sun soakinto their bones. It' s there they meet Mrs Fingal. A wealthy widow, she liveswith her grown-up niece Lena and it' s pretty clear that neither is happy withthe situation. So when Josh and Maisie bond with Mrs Fingal, over ice-creamand gentle toddles, it' s only natural that they all decide she should must movein with them once home. It suits everyone. Beneath the suburban respectability of cups of tea and genteel chitchat,however, emerges a different tale: one of ruthless greed and exploitation, andsuffocating, skin-crawling terror. For fans of Shirley Jackson, Roald Dahl and Muriel Spark, A Helping Hand isa sharp and nasty slice of darkness, and a reminder that the real horrors of thisworld can all too often be found behind discreet net curtains and the quietlynondescript. ' Celia Dale' s writing is quiet, clever, subtle - and terrifying. I can' t think of anyone whose stories of suspense I appreciate more. ' - Ruth Rendell
' Celia Dale' s writing is quiet, clever, subtle - and terrifying. I can' t think of anyone whose stories of suspense I appreciate more. ' - Ruth Rendell ' The accuracy, understanding and quiet wit of Jane Austen - plus murder. ' - H. R. F. Keating
Celia Dale was born in 1912 to parents who were both onthe stage. She was once a secretary to Rumer Godden, andalso worked as a publisher' s advisor and a book reviewer. Her first novel, The Least of These, was published in 1943,and she went on to write twelve others. She won the 1986Crime Writer' s Association Veuve Cliquot Short StoryAward for ' Lines of Communication' , which appears in heronly short story collection, A Personal Call and Other Stories. She died in 2011
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781914198335
Published: 22 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Daunt Books
Publisher: Daunt Books
Format: Paperback
Pages: 190

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