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Max Gate

by Damien Wilkins
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The story of Thomas Hardy's death told by his housemaid Nellie. 1928. As Thomas Hardy lies on his death bed at his Dorset home, Max Gate, a tug-of-war is taking place over his legacy ... and the eventual fate of his mortal remains. What counts for more: the wishes of his family and dutiful second wife, Florence? the opinion of his literary friends? Hardy's own express desires? or 'the will of the nation'? Narrated with wit and brutal honesty by housemaid Nellie Titterington, Max Gate is both an entertaining insight into the eccentricities of a writer's life, and a raw, intriguing tale of torn loyalty, ownership and jealousy.|

Fiction finalist 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards

Who owns us when we're gone? Thomas Hardy's friends and family fight over his legacy (and mortal remains).

'Lyrical... beautifully crafted' New Zealand Herald

The story of Thomas Hardy's death told by his housemaid Nellie. 1928. As Thomas Hardy lies on his death bed at his Dorset home, Max Gate, a tug-of-war is taking place over his legacy... and the eventual fate of his mortal remains. What counts for more: the wishes of his family and dutiful second wife, Florence? the opinion of his literary friends? Hardy's own express desires? or 'the will of the nation'?

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Publisher: Gallic Books

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  • Release date: June 6, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781910709214
  • File size: 366 KB
  • Release date: June 6, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781910709214
  • File size: 367 KB
  • Release date: June 6, 2016
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Fiction Historical Fiction

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English

The story of Thomas Hardy's death told by his housemaid Nellie. 1928. As Thomas Hardy lies on his death bed at his Dorset home, Max Gate, a tug-of-war is taking place over his legacy ... and the eventual fate of his mortal remains. What counts for more: the wishes of his family and dutiful second wife, Florence? the opinion of his literary friends? Hardy's own express desires? or 'the will of the nation'? Narrated with wit and brutal honesty by housemaid Nellie Titterington, Max Gate is both an entertaining insight into the eccentricities of a writer's life, and a raw, intriguing tale of torn loyalty, ownership and jealousy.|

Fiction finalist 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards

Who owns us when we're gone? Thomas Hardy's friends and family fight over his legacy (and mortal remains).

'Lyrical... beautifully crafted' New Zealand Herald

The story of Thomas Hardy's death told by his housemaid Nellie. 1928. As Thomas Hardy lies on his death bed at his Dorset home, Max Gate, a tug-of-war is taking place over his legacy... and the eventual fate of his mortal remains. What counts for more: the wishes of his family and dutiful second wife, Florence? the opinion of his literary friends? Hardy's own express desires? or 'the will of the nation'?

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Fiction Historical Fiction