Lucien (Lucy) Minor is the resident odd duck in the bucolic hamlet of Bury. Friendless and loveless, young and aimless, he is a compulsive liar and a melancholy weakling. When Lucy accepts employment assisting the majordomo of the remote, forbidding castle of the Baron Von Aux he meets thieves, madmen, aristocrats, and a puppy. He also meets Klara, a delicate beauty who is, unfortunately, already involved with an exceptionally handsome partisan soldier. Thus begins a tale of polite theft, bitter heartbreak, domestic mystery and cold-blooded murder in which every aspect of human behaviour is laid bare for our hero to observe. Lucy must stay safe, and protect his puppy, because someone or something is roaming the corridors of the castle late at night. Undermajordomo Minor is a triumphant ink-black comedy of manners by the Man Booker shortlisted author of The Sisters Brothers. It is an adventure story, and a mystery, and a searing portrayal of rural Alpine bad behaviour with a brandy tart, but above all it is a love story. And Lucy must be careful, for love is a violent thing.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Granta Books
ISBN-13
9781847088697
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214759828
Product Key Features
Book Title
Undermajordomo Minor
Author
Patrick Dewitt
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2015
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
135mm
Item Weight
336g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Patrick Dewitt
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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