One Last Look

Proof copy. 8vo. 287pp. Pictorial wraps.

Author's fifth novel. Lady Eleanor Oliphant accompanies her brother Henry to Calcutta when he is appointed Governor-General to act as his official hostess (and secret incestuous lover). A fictionalized account, based on her actual published diaries, of life among the Raj in the 1830s and '40s. By the author of In the Cut (1995), adapted into a feature film in 2003 by trailblazing director Jane Campion.

"Intriguing.... Moore conjure[s] the heat and light and colour of this hot, beautiful land, its smells and sensual allure. A compelling and richly textured story." –Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times