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THE WORDS IN MY HAND - GUINEVERE GLASFURD KARTO...

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FIRST NOVEL AWARDThe Words in My Hand is the reimagined true story of Helena Jans  a Dutch maid
in 17th century Amsterdam working for an English bookseller. One day a mysterious and reclusive
lodger arrives - the Monsieur - who turns out to be René Descartes.At first encounter the maid
and the philosopher seem to have little in common  yet Helena yearns for knowledge and literacy
- wanting to write so badly that she uses beetroot for ink and her body as paper.And the
philosopher  for all his learning  finds that it is Helena who reveals the surprise in the
everyday world that surrounds him  as gradually their relationship deepens in a surprising
story of love and learning.'Excellent . . . an entirely unsentimental love story with a
memorable and engaging heroine. Clever and touching' The Times 'An accomplished first novel . .
. Glasfurd brilliantly dissects the complex frustrations of a woman in love with a man consumed
by intellectual obsessions. There is much to move us here'
Guardian-------------------------------And Guinevere Glasfurd's new novel The Year Without
Summer  the story of a world changed by one cataclysmic event  is out now.

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