The Hamilton Case: A Novel

de Kretser, Michelle

ISBN 10: 0316010812 / ISBN 13: 9780316010818

Published by Back Bay Books, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hamilton Case: A Novel
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316010812
• ISBN 13: 9780316010818
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A flamboyant beauty who once partied with the Prince of Wales and who now, in her seventh decade, has "gone native" in a Ceylonese jungle. A proud, Oxford-educated lawyer who unwittingly seals his own professional fate when he dares to solve the sensational Hamilton murder case that has rocked the upper echelons of local society. A young woman who retreats from her family and the world after her infant brother is found suffocated in his crib. These are among the linked lives compellingly portrayed in a novel everywhere hailed for its dazzling grace and savage wit -- a spellbinding tale of family and duty, of legacy and identity, a novel that brilliantly probes the ultimate mystery of what makes us who we are.

About the Author

Michelle de Kretser is a Sri Lankan who has lived in Australia for several years. She is the author of the novels The Rose Grower, The Hamilton Case, and The Lost Dog, and she is currently an associate of the English Department at the University of Sydney.