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Kipling & Trix
Kipling & Trix | Mary Hamer
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As young children, Rudyard and his sister ‘Trix’ flourished in the brilliant warmth and colour of India. Their happiness ended abruptly when they were sent back to England to live with a strict and god-fearing foster family. Both became writers, although one lived in the shadow of the other’s extraordinary success. The name Rudyard Kipling is known to millions, but what became of his talented younger sister? She was careful to hide her secret life even from those closest to her. Mary Hamer’s fascinating novel brings both Kipling and Trix vividly to life. In this fictionalised account of their lives, she goes to the heart of the relationship between a difficult brother and his troubled sister. Hamer peels back the historical record to reveal the obsessions which fuelled Kipling and his sister. Was he really better equipped to deal with conflict, heartbreak and loss than his beloved Trix?
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jenniferw88
Kipling & Trix | Mary Hamer
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Just bought this at this bookshop!

merelybookish I initially read this as: "I bought this book shop." ? 2y
Ruthiella @merelybookish me too! 😂 2y
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Aseleener
Kipling & Trix | Mary Hamer
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I am trying to bring my #netgalley feedback ratio up & am working through old titles on my shelf. This one's from 3 yrs ago. I did not care for it. The writing was sub-par. It reads like someone did research on Rudyard Kipling & tried to force all the factoids into a story, and it didn't work. Some parts were too detailed, then it would jump way ahead and leave out important events, leaving the reader to try to piece together what happened. 👎

Reviewsbylola What a bummer! I think this sounds so promising so I‘m disappointed that it wasn‘t good. And I‘ve got some Netgalley books that are crazy old. 😬😬 5y
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