The Hireling

A masterly evocation of grief and loneliness that bind two very different people together, from the author of The Go-Between. Overcome with grief at her husband''s death, Lady Franklin, an eligible young widow, unburdens herself to Leadbitter - a gallant, hard-bitten ex-soldier who has invested his savings in the car he drives for hire - as he takes her on a series of journeys. He in turn beguiles her with stories of his non-existent wife and children, drawing her out of her self-absorption and weaving a dream-life with Lady Franklin at its heart. Half-hoping to make his dream come true, Leadbitter takes a bold, not to say reckless, step which costs him dearly, and brings these characters'' tangled story to a dramatic and unexpected conclusion.

• | Author: L. P. Hartley
• | Publisher: John Murray Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 12, 2015
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781473612556
• | ISBN-10: 1473612551