![]() ![]() It’s an epistolary novel, written entirely from Eliza’s point-of-view, and none of her letters are ever answered. Once again, there is an eccentric character, and like Sir Edward, Eliza Peabody has travelled widely during the days of Empire, but there the resemblance ends. ![]() I liked Jane Gardam’s style.Īnyway, I’d had The Queen of the Tabourine on my TBR for ages, and I was in the mood for something interesting but not too demanding, but it turned out to be much more interesting than I’d expected. ![]() I was rather fond of that novel because Sir Edward Feathers (whose nickname Old Filth (FILTH = Failed In London Try Hong Kong) reminded me of an eccentric friend of the family from my childhood. Winner of the 1991 Whitbread Award, The Queen of the Tambourine is Jane Gardam’s fourth novel, written well before Old Filth (2004) which is the novel which brought her to my notice. ![]()
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