{"product_id":"9781529407945","title":"Windmill Hill","description":"Author: Lucy Atkins\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529407945\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Jul 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Charming and shocking' MICK HERRON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Intriguing, brilliantly told' NINA STIBBE\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Compulsive' CLARE CHAMBERS\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Rich in charm and surprises' \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Mysterious, moving and ingenious' PHILIP PULLMAN\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1970s, a single night in a remote hunting lodge with a Hollywood director and his leading lady sparks an international scandal. It wrecks Astrid's dazzling stage career and destroys her marriage to charismatic Scottish actor Magnus Fellowes.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMagnus becomes globally famous, while Astrid retreats to a dilapidated Sussex windmill. Now 82, she lives there still, in eccentric poverty, with her housekeeper turned best friend, Mrs Baker. But Mrs Baker has a dark past too. There is an 'Awful Incident' at the windmill; police come knocking.  Are these two 'old ladies' really as innocent and vulnerable as they seem?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Astrid learns that Magnus, now on his death bed, is writing a memoir that will expose the glamour and forgotten crimes of her past. Furious, she heads to Scotland, determined to stop him, whatever it takes . . .\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart literary thriller, part love story, \u003ci\u003eWindmill Hill \u003c\/i\u003eis a captivating exploration of unseen lives, the histories that shape us, and the unyielding strength of two indomitable women.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Lucy Atkins:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A deft display of Lucy Atkins's talents as a delicate observer of human nature' \u003cb\u003eARIFA AKBAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Intelligent and gripping' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Mesmerising . . . beautifully written'\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Cleverly constructed' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWOMAN \u0026amp; HOME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'It was an utter joy to relish Atkins's wonderfully skilled and unobtrusive writing' \u003cb\u003eSARAH PERRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Sly, witty and gripping . . . I loved it' \u003cb\u003eNAOMI ALDERMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A sinewy, supple and gorgeously satisfying triumph' \u003cb\u003eLUCY MANGAN\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363115847838,"sku":"ADS-9781529407945","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529407945.jpg?v=1767313166","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529407945","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}