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Mad Joy
Author(s): Jane Bailey (Author)
- Publisher: Robinson Publishing
- Publication Date: 29 Jun. 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1845293401
- ISBN-13: 9781845293406
Book Description
In the beginning a small girl runs into a wood, and two years later walks out of it and into the nearest house. Gracie, the childless spinster who finds her curled up on her armchair, takes her on as her own, seeing her as a feral gift of fate. Known as Joy in the Cotswold village that adopts her, there is endless speculation about her wild past and comical ways. In this moving and passionate tale, Joy grows into a young woman at the advent of World War II, and when she becomes romantically involved with a fighter pilot the extraordinary mystery of her past slowly unravels.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“* ‘A vivid and involving novel that reaches a truly page-turning climax’ – Barbara Trapido * ‘Absorbing, compelling and intensely moving’ Lesley Glaister”
About the Author
Jane Bailey has been writer-in-residence for Cheltenham Festivals’ First Story, which promotes creative writing in schools serving low-income communities. She has also been writer-in-residence for Beyond Words, which takes creative writing to young people in Gloucestershire hospitals. She is a judge for the Laurie Lee Writing Prize, set up by Jessy Lee and Katie Fforde. She lives in Gloucestershire.
