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Stanley and Elsie
Written by Nicola Upson
Narrated by Gabrielle Glaister
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The First World War is over, and in a quiet Hampshire village, artist Stanley Spencer is working on the commission of a lifetime, painting an entire chapel in memory of a life lost in the war to end all wars. Combining his own traumatic experiences with moments of everyday redemption, the chapel will become his masterpiece. When Elsie Munday arrives to take up position as housemaid to the Spencer family, her life quickly becomes entwined with the charming and irascible Stanley, his artist wife Hilda and their tiny daughter Shirin. As the years pass, Elsie does her best to keep the family together even when love, obsession and temptation seem set to tear them apart...
“The arrival of a new and assured talent.” P D JAMES on An Expert in Murder
'A brilliant evocation of the Bohemian world of artist Stanley Spencer and the women that surrounded him. ...a work of painterly beauty and deep integrity.' Wendy Wallace, author of The Painted Bridge
‘An intriguing story of artistic temperament, domestic turmoil, and remembrance. Nicola Upson weaves a web of creative and private passions.' Katie Ward, author of Girl Reading
‘An exquisite, lyrical novel... The English countryside of a hundred years past comes alive in every flower, every tender unsent letter, every contrary shifting of the human heart behind a closed cottage door. I absolutely loved it.' Stephanie Cowell, author of Claude and Camille:A Novel of Monet
“The arrival of a new and assured talent.” P D JAMES on An Expert in Murder
'A brilliant evocation of the Bohemian world of artist Stanley Spencer and the women that surrounded him. ...a work of painterly beauty and deep integrity.' Wendy Wallace, author of The Painted Bridge
‘An intriguing story of artistic temperament, domestic turmoil, and remembrance. Nicola Upson weaves a web of creative and private passions.' Katie Ward, author of Girl Reading
‘An exquisite, lyrical novel... The English countryside of a hundred years past comes alive in every flower, every tender unsent letter, every contrary shifting of the human heart behind a closed cottage door. I absolutely loved it.' Stephanie Cowell, author of Claude and Camille:A Novel of Monet
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Nicola Upson
Nicola Upson is the author of five previous Josephine Tey mysteries, including An Expert in Murder, and two works of nonfiction. She has worked in theater and as a freelance journalist. A recipient of an Escalator Award from the Arts Council England, she splits her time between Cambridge and Cornwall.
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