THE MAN IN THE WOODEN HAT

Details
• ISBN: 9788184985474
• Edition: 2
• Publishing Year: JUNE 2014
• Pages: 276
• Language: Translated From ENGLISH to MARATHI
• Category: FICTION
• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House
• Binding: Paperback

The Man in the Wooden Hat
The New York Times called Sir Edward Feathers one of the most memorable characters in modern literature. In this lyrical novel, Old Filth, Jane Gardam created a masterpiece, blending life and art. Now, The Man in the Wooden Hat joins that hauntingly beautiful narrative with a companion story, bursting with humor and wisdom.

While Old Filth was Eddie’s story, The Man in the Wooden Hat tells the history of his marriage from the perspective of his wife, Betty. A character as vivid and enchanting as Filth himself. Their story begins in post-war Hong Kong, where Betty had spent the war in a Japanese internment camp. Eddie was already a successful, handsome barrister, rich and in need of a wife, but unaccustomed to romance. Together, they form a perfect English couple of the late 1940s.

A brilliant portrayal of a marriage, with all its bittersweet secrets and surprising fulfillment over a 50-year union between two remarkable people, this novel is a triumph. The Man in the Wooden Hat is fiction at the very highest level, from a novelist working at the pinnacle of her power. This novel will be loved, read, and recommended by all the many thousands who found its predecessor, Old Filth, so compelling and thoroughly satisfying.