More than you know : a novel
A tale set against a backdrop of the glossy magazine and advertising worlds of 1960s London follows a harrowing courtroom custody battle between Eliza, who gave up her writing job to marry, and her ex-husband, Matt, an edgy working-class man.
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Divorced people > Fiction. Custody of children > Fiction. Nineteen sixties > Fiction. London (England) > Fiction. |
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Domestic fiction. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 0385528256
- ISBN: 9780385528252
- Physical Description xi, 589 pages
- Edition 1st U.S. ed. --
- Publisher New York ; Doubleday, [2012]
- Copyright ©2012
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General Note: | Originally published as: The decision. London : Headline Review, 2011. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 30.45 |
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More Than You Know
It all comes down to love or money in a harrowing custody battle over a little girl, set against the glossy backdrop of the magazine and advertising worlds in 1960s London. Â A privileged girl from a privileged class, Eliza has a dazzling career in the magazine world of the 1960s. But when she falls deeply in love with Matt, an edgy working-class boy, she gives up her ritzy, fast-paced lifestyle to get married. Â Â Â Â By the end of the decade, however, their marriage has suffered a harrowing breakdown, culminating in divorce and a dramatic courtroom custody battle over their little girl. Also at risk is Eliza's gorgeous family home, a pawn in the game, which she can't bear to give up. Â Â Â Â True to form, Penny Vincenzi introduces a devious cast of characters seemingly plucked from the pages of sixties- and seventies-era magazines, as she deftly maneuvers between the glamorous, moneyed worlds of fashion and advertising, and a heart-wrenching custody battle going on in the courtroom where the social mores of the time are on full display.