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Hens dancing

Raffaella Barker

1999280 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1999
first published
  • 1999Review · 343 pages · ENGISBN 9780747223221
  • 2001Random House · 280 pages · ENGISBN 9780375503863
  • 2002Anchor · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9780385721820
  • 2005Ulverscroft Large Print · 302 pages · ENGISBN 9780753172070

Venetia's diaries tell of her life after her husband takes off with his masseuse, leaving Venetia with three children, living out in the countryside that had once seemed idyllic.

How it reads

Plot intensityCharacter driven
Character focusSmall ensemble

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ThemesFamily
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