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Can I read Mad Joy on EtoBox?
Mad Joy by Bailey, Jane is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mad Joy about?
In the beginning a small girl runs into a wood, and two years later walks out of it and into the nearest house. Gracie, the childless spinster who finds her curled up on her armchair, takes her on as her own, seeing her as a feral gift of fate. Known as Joy in the Cotswold village that adopts her, there is endless speculation about her wild past and comical ways. In this moving and passionate tale, Joy grows into a young woman at the advent of World War II, and when she becomes romantically involved with a fighter pilot the extraordinary mystery of her past slowly unravels.
Who reads Mad Joy?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Bailey, Jane
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781780332383
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (30 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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