![]() ![]() This is a thick, heavy book and may require a small amount of additional postage. Back cover has closed tear and partial fold. Please see photos.Dust Jacket condition: Good. However, the pages when closed do have some age spotting. John is an potential heir to an extremely wealthy estate, a. ![]() Eventually he learns that since his birth his mother has been hiding him from people who wish him harm. ![]() John Huffam had a happy early childhood with his mother, but he always sensed a secret being hidden in the shadows of their lives. "Searching for clues to his origins, John Huffam, a young man from the north of England, comes to believe that he is the victim of a vast and ancient conspiracy, and that only by claiming his mystery-enshrouded birthright can he escape it."īook condition: Very Good. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of The Quincunx. Seeking help from Henry Bellringer, a relation of a school friend. Charles Palliser unfolds an epic story of murder, disinheritance, and deception that knits all levels of English society together in a mesmerizing, intricately crafted plot." Early reviewers of The Quincunx (1989) immediately recognised the novel's striking stylistic and thematic indebtedness to Dickens and to other early. The tangled threads of family conspiracy and dark intentions will not let John Mellamphy rest. From front dust jacket flap: "A tour de force of mystery, intrigue, and passionate revenge, The Quincunx is an ingenious modern twist on the grand fictional tradition of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins. ![]()
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