The Wardrobe Mistress av Patrick McGrath

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<p><b>***SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION***</b><br><br><b>From the bestselling author of <i>Asylum</i>, <i>Trauma</i> and <i>Spider</i></b><br><br><b>''Ghosts of the theatre and the spectre of fascism haunt cold and grimy London in this atmospheric tale from a master of the grotesque.'' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br>JANUARY 1947.<br><br>London is in ruins, there¿s nothing to eat, and it¿s the coldest winter in living memory. <br><br>To make matters worse, Charlie Grice, one of the great stage actors of the day, has suddenly died. His widow Joan, the wardrobe mistress, is beside herself with grief.<br><br>Then one night she discovers Gricey¿s secret. Plunged into a dark new world, Joan realises that though fascism might hide, it never dies. Her war isn¿t over after all. <br><b><br>''McGrath is one of the age''s most elegantly accomplished divers into the human psyche . . . a master writer.'' John Banville<br><br>¿McGrath is that rare yet essential thing, a wri