Can I read Girl with Dove : a Life Built by Books on EtoBox?

Girl with Dove : a Life Built by Books by Bayley, Sally, author is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Girl with Dove : a Life Built by Books about?

Growing up in a dilapidated house by the sea where men were forbidden, Sally's childhood world was filled with mystery and intrigue. Hippies trailed through the kitchen looking for God - their leader was Aunt Di, who ruled the house with charismatic force. When Sally's baby brother vanishes from his pram, she becomes suspicious of the activities going on around her. What happened to Baby David and the woman called Poor Sue? And where did all the people singing and wailing prayers in the front room suddenly go?Disappearing into a world of books and reading, Sally adopts the tried and tested methods of Miss Marple. Taking books for hints and clues, she turns herself into a reading detective. Her discovery of Jane Eyre marks the beginning of a vivid journey through Victorian literature where she also finds the kind, eccentric figure of Charles Dickens' Betsey Trotwood. These characters soon become her heroines, acting as a part of an alternative family, offering humour and guidance during many difficult moments in Sally's life

Author

Bayley, Sally, author

Publisher

London: William Collins, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780008226862

Subjects

Reference, Memoir, Biography

Rating

3.7 / 5 (94 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14