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First published in 1997, this is a story about the Grayles. They have been at Hartleap since Canute. They know this and are proud of the fact. Now they stand round the bed of the very last of their nannies, who is quietly slipping away.
Ada Stephens-known as Nanny Grayle, and well into her nineties-is saying farewell. In the strange clarity which comes with the last remission, she looks at the saddened faces about her and surprises them all. She says that the most adored of her charges, Rufus, is 'tainted' and that his father, the revered war hero 'Beau' Grayle, was 'wicked'. None of them is going to get anything in her will - she has left everything to her nephew, Robert.
Thus begins the final demolition of a once-proud house. Slowly, from Sunday to Thursday, as they attend to the many small duties that follow death, the unravelling begins. The family must face the fact that their way of life, and the glory which was Hartleap, will slide into Nanny's grave with her. As the terrible truth becomes known, desperately they try to close ranks...
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Condition: Como nuevo. : En 'Closing Ranks', Dirk Bogarde nos presenta a la familia Grayle, quienes se han mantenido en su finca de Hartleap desde tiempos inmemoriales. La historia comienza cuando la querida niñera de la familia, Nanny Grayle, está en su lecho de muerte. En un momento de lucidez, revela secretos impactantes sobre Rufus, su pupilo más adorado, y sobre el padre de este, Beau Grayle, un héroe de guerra reverenciado. Estas revelaciones desatan una serie de eventos que amenazan con desmoronar la estructura familiar y su legado. A medida que la verdad sale a la luz, la familia lucha desesperadamente por mantener su unidad y proteger su forma de vida. EAN: 9780140264098 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Closing Ranks Autor: Dirk Bogarde Editorial: Penguin Idioma: en Páginas: 288 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2024-09-13-dceb5fc8
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