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Robotham, Mandy.
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Women authors -- Fiction.
Older women -- Fiction.
Scandals -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
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Robotham, Mandy.
Women authors -- Fiction.
Older women -- Fiction.
Scandals -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
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The
scandalous
life
of
Ruby
Devereaux
/ M.J. Robotham.
by
Robotham, Mandy.
Head of Zeus, 2024.
Call #:
FICTION ROB
Subjects
Women authors -- Fiction.
Older women -- Fiction.
Scandals -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781035901104 (hc.)
Description:
321 p. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"Everyone knows
Ruby
Devereaux
's books. But no one knows her story... until now. From a teenager in wartime England to a veteran of modern-day London -- via 1950's New York, the Swinging Sixties, Cold War Berlin, Venice and Vietnam --
Ruby
Devereaux
has lived one hell of a
life
: parties, scandals and conflict zones, meeting men and adventure along the way. In a writing career spanning seven decades and more than twenty books, she's distilled everything into her work. Or has she? Now beyond her 90th year,
Ruby
's energy is ebbing and her beloved typewriter put away. Until a call from her publisher presents
Ruby
with an ultimatum, and the impetus to embark on one last book -- "warts and all", as she says. Even in her dotage,
Ruby
M
Devereaux
has the power to surprise, because whatever this author does, she does on her own terms. Always. Is
Ruby
finally about to reveal the secrets of her infamous
life
?"--Publisher's website.
Genre:
Historical fiction.
Holds:
2
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Adult Fiction
FICTION ROB
Adult books
Checked out
Aug 10, 2024
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Adult Fiction
FICTION ROB
Adult books
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Aug 14, 2024
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