The Linnet Bird

'Sheer bliss ... A superb read in every way, exciting, moving, with a fantastic and unpredictable plot' Lesley Pearse

''For you, I will write of it all - part truth, part memory, part nightmare - my life, the one that started so long ago, in a place so far from here...''

India, 1839: Linny Gow, a respectable young wife and mother, settles down to write her life story. To outside appearances Linny is the perfect Colonial wife: beautiful, gracious, subservient. But appearances can be very deceptive ...

An unforgettable book, richly descriptive and mesmerising from the start, The Linnet Bird is the spellbinding story of the journey of Linny Gow - child prostitute turned social climber turned colonial wife turned adventuress. Frequently disturbing, often moving and always enthralling, it is that rare thing: a once-in-a-lifetime read.

• | Author: Linda Holeman
• | Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
• | Publication Date: Sep 06, 2004
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780755324637
• | ISBN-10: 0755324633