The Hand That First Held Mine
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| Author | Maggie O'Farrell |
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| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Headline Review |
Publication date | 2010 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 341 pp. |
| Preceded by | The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox |
| Followed by | Instructions for a Heatwave |
The Hand that First Held Mine is a novel written by Maggie O'Farrell, about the first is the spirited journey of Lexie Sinclair, a bright, tempestuous woman who finds her way from rural Devon to the center of postwar London's burgeoning art scene. Soon, she falls deeply in love.[1]
First published in 2010 by Headline Review. The book won the Costa Book Awards in 2010.[2][3]
Plot summary
The story progresses in two different timelines. It tells the story of Lexie Sinclair, a young English woman who falls in love with magazine editor Innes Kent, after escaping from her stifling family to London in the 1950s. The other timeline, set in the present day, deals with Elina, a Finnish-Swedish painter who had a near-fatal Caesarian section and gives birth to the son of film editor Ted. The theme of the novel is motherhood and how it changes one's perception of the world. The link between the two timelines is not established until the end of the novel.
References
- ↑ http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6939939-the-hand-that-first-held-mine
- ↑ McAlpin, Heller (12 May 2010). "Book review: 'The Hand That First Held Mine,' by Maggie O'Farrell". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Day, Elizabeth (24 April 2010). "The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell". The Guardian.