A Handful of Dust

Oct 8, 2024 10:27 PM

Author:Evelyn Waugh

A Handful of Dust

'A whole Gothic world had come to grief . . .'

Beautiful Lady Brenda Last lives at Hetton Abbey, a crumbling Gothic monstrosity that is her husband Tony's pride and joy. Bored and restless after seven years of marriage, she drifts into an affair with a worthless young socialite. Abandoning the country for the glamorous yet shallow London scene, Brenda imagines divorce will bring happiness. Instead she and Tony feel lost and isolated - victims of the wreckless times in which they live . . .

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It felt very realistic to me.

—— Smexy Books

I adored this book. It has the ‘feels’ and it made me tear up.

—— Paranormal Haven

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—— My Written Romance

This was a story I couldn’t put down.

—— Happily Ever After-Reads

An insightful, intelligent look into a marriage gone stale.

—— Fresh Fiction

Wonderfully witty . . . I easily fell in love with Tillyand her world. I couldn’t put it down

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—— Carole’s Books

A chilling and thrilling novel for wintery nights by the fire

—— Living North Magazine

This gripping tale of survival and redemption is beautifully written and acutely observed

—— Crime Review

A quirky, funny and rather delightful debut novel.

—— Choice

A heart-warming read

—— Emerald Street

Hilarious.

—— Now Magazine

A warm novel [with] echoes of Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle

—— Sunday Express

This glorious comic novel is full of sweet-natured humour tempered with genuine emotion. Absolutely adorable.

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