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Gillespie and I

Published
2011
Language
English

Synopsis

In 1933 London, elderly Harriet Baxter begins writing her memoirs to set the record straight about her relationship with the late artist Ned Gillespie. Decades earlier, during the 1888 International Exhibition in Glasgow, a young Harriet befriended Ned and his family, quickly becoming an indispensable part of their lives. But as she grew closer to the household, a series of unsettling events and a shocking tragedy culminated in a notorious criminal trial. Through Harriet's own questionable recollections, a dark story of obsession, deception, and ruin unfolds.

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Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (2)
SuicideTrauma

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