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July 1964. Chartwell House, Kent: Winston Churchill wakes at dawn. There's a dark, mute presence in the room that focuses on him with rapt concentration. It's Mr. Chartwell. Soon after, in London, Esther Hammerhans, a librarian at the House of Commons, goes to answer the door to her new lodger. Through the glass she sees a vast silhouette the size of a mattress. It's Mr. Chartwell. Charismatic, dangerously seductive, Mr. Chartwell unites the eminent statesman at the end of his career and the vulnerable young woman. But can they withstand Mr. Chartwell's strange, powerful charms and his stranglehold on their lives? Can they even explain who or what he is and why he has come to visit? In this utterly original, moving, funny, and exuberant novel, Rebecca Hunt explores how two unlikely lives collide as Mr. Chartwell's motives are revealed to be far darker and deeper than they at first seem. From the Hardcover edition.

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Praise for Mr. Chartwell <br> [A] marvellously original, tender and funny debut novel . . . Rebecca Hunt proves herself to be a gifted writer who has no need of fictional realism to deliver profound truths. -- The Daily Mail <br> Extraordinary . . . Owing to Hunt's robust, intelligent style and the ingenuity and compassion with which she deals with her story, [ Mr. Chartwell ] is very good indeed. -- The Daily Telegraph (London) <br> Moving . . . Hunt treats her heavy themes with a light, intelligent touch and writes with a distinctive blend of humour, restraint and insight. -- Metro <br> Utterly gripping . . . truly innovative . . . beautifully written . . . One of those novels which knock you sideways with the brilliance of the idea behind it. -- Stylist<br> <br> A clever, entertaining, and deliciously literary novel that literally personifies Winston Churchill's black dog of melancholy. It is dark comedy at its finest. <br>- Kathryn Stockett, author of The H

Praise for Mr. Chartwell [A] marvellously original, tender and funny debut novel . . . Rebecca Hunt proves herself to be a gifted writer who has no need of fictional realism to deliver profound truths. -- The Daily Mail Extraordinary . . . Owing to Hunt's robust, intelligent style and the ingenuity and compassion with which she deals with her story, [ Mr. Chartwell ] is very good indeed. -- The Daily Telegraph (London) Moving . . . Hunt treats her heavy themes with a light, intelligent touch and writes with a distinctive blend of humour, restraint and insight. -- Metro Utterly gripping . . . truly innovative . . . beautifully written . . . One of those novels which knock you sideways with the brilliance of the idea behind it. -- Stylist A clever, entertaining, and deliciously literary novel that literally personifies Winston Churchill's black dog of melancholy. It is dark comedy at its finest. - Kathryn Stockett, author of The H

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