Dispossession: A Novel of Few Words

by Simon Grennan

England, 1873. John Caldigate, a young gentleman, gets into debt gambling and decides to try his luck in the gold fields of New South Wales. On the outward journey, he promises to marry Mrs Smith, a divorced actress who is travelling in the same ship. Returning home a rich man, John marries Hester, the sweetheart he left behind. Soon, Mrs Smith also returns from Australia, penniless, and claims that she is already his wife.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0224102206
• ISBN13: 9780224102209
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 10.9"