Gillespie and I

From the Orange Prize-nominated author of *The Observations *comes an absorbing, atmospheric exploration of one young woman’s friendship with a volatile artist and her place in the controversy that consumes him. Jane Harris’s *Gillespie and I *presents a strongly voiced female protagonist evocative of Moll Flanders and Becky Sharp, who offers a keen sensibility, deeply felt observations, and poignant remembrances of the world of a young artist in turn-of-the-century Glasgow in this fantastic work of historical fiction. London’s *Sunday Times *calls *Gillespie and I *“a literary novel where the storytelling is as skilful as the writing is fine.” Fans of *The Piano Teacher *and *The Thirteenth Tale *will find it irresistible and unforgettable.