The Wingless Bird

Transworld Publishers, London, 1990. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 384 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Transworld Publishers, London, 1990. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Even the approach to Christmas, 1913, fails to excite restless Agnes Conway, the twenty-two-year-old manager of her feckless father's adjoining sweet and tobacconist shops. There are dark secrets in Arthur Conway's past, and these come tragically to light when Agnes's younger sister becomes pregnant by one of the notorious Felton brothers. And Agnes herself has a secret, which she knows she must keep from her father: an attachment to Charles Farrier, son of a local landowner, who outrages his own pious family by proposing marriage. But Charles is not the only man who shapes Agnes's future, for his brother Reginald makes no secret of his admiration for her; although she could not have foreseen how significant a part he was to play in her destiny... *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Fiction; Romance & Women's Fiction; ISBN: 0593018230. ISBN/EAN: 9780593018231. Inventory No: 11020411.. 9780593018231