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Queen of the Tambourine

by Jane Gardam

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ISBN13: 9780312143985
ISBN10: 0312143982
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With prose that is vibrant witty and off-the-wall, The Queen of the Tambourine traces the emotional breakdown--and eventual restoration--of Eliza Peabody, a smart and wildly imaginative woman who has become unbearably isolated in her prosperous home in present-day South London. The letters Eliza writes to her neighbor, a woman whom she hardly knows, reveal the story of her self-propelled descent into madness. Eliza must reach the very bottom of her inner downward spiral before she can once again find health and serenity. The story of a woman's confrontation with the ideas and realities of sanity, The Queen of Tambourine will delight readers who enjoy the works of Anita Brookner, Sybille Bedford, Muriel Spark, and Sylvia Plath.

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Jane Gardam has written six novels and seven collections of short stories. Twice a winner of the Whitbread Award and once a runner-up for the Booker Prize, she lives in East Kent, England.

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ISBN:
9780312143985
Author:
Gardam, Jane
Publisher:
Picador
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Humorous
Subject:
London
Subject:
Psychological
Subject:
Psychological fiction
Subject:
Social isolation
Subject:
Epistolary fiction
Subject:
Mentally ill women
Subject:
Social isolation -- Fiction.
Subject:
General Fiction
Edition Number:
1st Picador USA ed.
Edition Description:
Picador USA
Series Volume:
5062
Publication Date:
19960515
Binding:
TP
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
226
Dimensions:
8.28x5.52x.64 in. .61 lbs.
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