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The Fledgeling
The Fledgeling | Frances Faviel
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'I can't go back. I'd rather die--I'd rather be dead.' Neil Collins is going AWOL from his National Service - for the third time. Twice he has served time for previous desertions and been sent back, despite being hopelessly unsuited to military life. This time, terrorized by a bullying fellow soldier determined to escape himself, Neil intends to make his escape a permanent one. He heads to London, to the dreary, claustrophobic rooms where his twin sister, Nonie, and their dying grandmother live, periodically invaded by prying neighbours, a little girl who has befriended Mrs Collins, a curious social worker, and other uninvited visitors. The Fledgeling (1958) traces the single day following Neil's desertion, and its impacts on Neil, Nonie, the tough-as-nails Mrs Collins, and others. Each of the characters comes vividly alive in Faviell's sensitive and observant prose. At times containing all the tension of a thriller, at others a profound drama of familial turmoil, Faviell's third and final novel is dramatic, compelling, and emotionally wrenching. This new edition features an afterword by Frances Faviell's son, John Parker, and additional supplementary material. 'A writer of unusual skill and delicacy in suggesting nuances of feeling and of character' Orville Prescott 'She writes with a sharpness of outline which would not shame Simenon.' J.W. Lambert, Sunday Times
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The Fledgeling | Frances Faviel
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Hi #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub folks. Here are my picks ⬆️. Please cast your votes for November 2024 read. ❤️

I hope I got everyone in the list. Please add if I left out anyone Leah. @LeahBergen

batsy I liked Thalia and this one sounds similar wrt personal family dynamics and angst, so I'm all for it 😁 13mo
Jess_Read_This Both sound terrific and I‘ll be happy to read either! My vote due to smiling when I read the blurb goes to 13mo
CarolynM I‘m voting for 13mo
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kwmg40 Both sound good but I‘ll vote for 13mo
jlhammar Lovely graphic. Not feeling very decisive this morning, both sound so good. Hmmm, I look forward to reading more Faviell, but I haven't tried Sharp yet so I'll vote for 13mo
Kimzey My vote goes to…. 13mo
Tamra I‘ll go with 🙂 13mo
elkeOriginal I vote Harlequin because I own it! 13mo
quietjenn Just checked the first paragraph of both and will vote for the one that made me laugh 😅 13mo
rubyslippersreads Like @elkeOriginal I‘ll vote for the one I own: 13mo
elkeOriginal @quietjenn I like that method! 13mo
catebutler Both sound so fun! But I will vote for 13mo
quietjenn @elkeOriginal I like to use it in circumstances like this, when I'm keen on both options! 13mo
Ruthiella I‘m going to let my favorite cover decide. I vote for 13mo
LeahBergen Like @elkeOriginal and @rubyslippersreads , I‘ll vote for the one that I own: 13mo
willaful @Jhammar oh my goodness, you are in for such a treat. She has so many fantastic books. I'm “the library still had a bunch of them“ years old. 😂 13mo
julieclair @quietjenn ‘s comment above was a tie breaker for me. I‘ll go with 13mo
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