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Foyles
Mr Chartwell by Rebecca Hunt was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards New Writer of the Year.July, 1964. At home in Kent Winston Churchill wakes to a visitor: someone he hasn't seen for a while, a dark, mute bulk, watching him. It's Mr Chartwell.In Battersea, Esther Hammerhans, young, vulnerable and alone, answers the door to her new lodger. Through the glass she sees a vast silhouette. It's Mr Chartwell.Mr Chartwell is a large, black dog.He is charismatic and dangerously seductive, but as their lives are slowly drawn together, can Esther and Winston withstand his strange, powerful charms and strong hold? For Mr Chartwell's motives are far darker and deeper than they seem.'Charming, funny, moving, finely crafted and engagingly evocative' Independent'Charming, original, rewarding, entertaining' Financial Times'Brilliantly original and thought-provoking. Hunt tackles a serious topic with humour and intelligence' Sunday ExpressRebecca Hunt graduated from Central Saint Martins College with a first class honours degree in fine art. She lives and works in London. Her first novel, Mr Chartwell, was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards New Writer of the Year.
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July 1964. In bed at home in Kent Winston Churchill is waking up. There's a visitor in the room someone he hasn't seen for a while a dark mute bulk watching him with tortured concentration. It's Mr Chartwell. In her terraced house in Battersea Esther Hammerhans young vulnerable and alone goes to answer the door to her new lodger. Through the glass she sees a vast silhouette the size of a mattress. It's Mr Chartwell. He is charismatic and dangerously seductive and Esther and Winston Churchill are drawn together by his dark influence. But can they withstand Mr Chartwell's strange powerful charms and strong hold? Can they even explain to anyone who or what he is? Or why he has come to visit? For Mr Chartwell is a huge black dog. In this utterly original moving funny and exuberant novel Rebecca Hunt explores how two unlikely lives collide as Mr Chartwell's motives are revealed to be far darker and deeper than they seem.
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TheBookPeople
Shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards, Mr Chartwell is an innovative and darkly comic debut from Rebecca Hunt that discusses very strong themes in a concise manner. It is July 1964 and Winston Churchill has just woken up to find a visitor in his room, one he hasn't seen for a while. It is Mr Chartwell. Meanwhile, in Battersea, the lonely Esther Hammerhans answers the door to her new lodger. She is also being visited by the charismatic Mr Chartwell. The two are soon drawn together by his dark influence. But can anyone explain why he has come to visit? Mr Chartwell is a huge, black dog after all. Original, funny and moving, this critically-acclaimed novel will have you captivated as Mr Chartwell's motives are revealed to be darker and deeper than anyone could have imagined.
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Blackwell
July, 1964. At home in Kent Winston Churchill wakes to a visitor: someone he hasn't seen for a while, a dark, mute bulk, watching him. It's Mr Chartwell. In Battersea, Esther Hammerhans, young, vulnerable and alone, answers the door to her new...
- 0141049871
- 9780141049878
- Rebecca Hunt
- 5 May 2011
- Penguin
- Paperback (Book)
- 224
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