All is fully resolved at the end, of course. What follows is a character study / mystery probing into the events of eight years ago that leads to a dramatic black moment. Alex coaches him on all things Ashby in return for Brat’s promise to share some of the inheritance with Alex. Though he has a moral compass, he succumbs to the temptation to be around prime English horse flesh. Brat Farrar By Josephine Tey Trade Paperback LIST PRICE 17. Brat is horse mad after spending time on a ranch in Texas. Brat almost does the right thing in saying no, until Alex mentions the Ashby horse farm. Publication date 1977 Topics English, English fiction, Fiction, Impostors and imposture, Inheritance and succession. Due to Brat’s uncanny resemblance to the Ashbys, Alex convinces him to pretend to be Patrick, whom they will say ran off rather than committing suicide. Brat Farrar by Tey, Josephine, 1896 or 1897-1952. While strolling the streets of London, he is invited to lunch by a stranger, Alex Loding, nee Ledingham, an actor and black sheep who has an intimate knowledge of Ashby family affairs.
Then we meet Brat (aka Bartholomew Farrell) an English orphan newly arrived home from the US. They are preparing to celebrate the 21st birthday of heir Simon, whose elder twin brother committed suicide eight years ago at the age of 13. Logline from product description: “What begins as a ploy to claim an inheritance ends with the impostor’s life hanging in the balance.”īrat Farrar bears an astonishing resemblance to the Ashby family of Latchetts estate near the south coast of England. Then offered it as a Daily Deal for a substantial discount, so I bought a copy to listen to, and I’m so glad I did. Dear FCC: I’d heard of this book for a long time, but had never read it.
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