Kipling & Trix
Subtitle A novel about Kipling and his sister Trix
By Mary Hamer
Published by
Aurora Metro Press
ISBN 9781906582340
Category Historical/Biography
Summer 2013
Synopsis
As young children, Rudyard Kipling and his sister 'Trix' flourished in the brilliant warmth and colour of India.
Their happiness ended abruptly when they were sent back to England to live with a strict and God-fearing foster family. Both became writ£6.93rs, although one lived in the shadows of the other’s extraordinary success.
The name Rudyard Kipling is known to millions, but what became of his talented younger sister?
She was careful to hide her secret even from those closest to her.
Author's Biography
Mary Hamer taught for many years before deciding to write full-time. She travels widely, though not as widely as Kipling, spending time in the United States, where she trained as an actor.
In Southwark, where she lives with her husband, she works as a volunteer with young offenders.
Reviews
‘A historical delight’
-Waterstones
‘Hamer’s book opens up the complex world of the Kiplings, moving between continents and momentous world events’
-Daily Mail
‘Illuminating new study… She writes clearly, pleasantly, and with a blessed absence of jargon.’
-Times Literary Supplement
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