Hardy Women by Paula Byrne mcwilliam ' MADELEINE THIEN'Equal parts shimmering

' MADELEINE THIEN'Equal parts shimmering wit and startling emotional depth

togetherness

The novel deals astutely with the emotional fallout from the attack while weaving in lots of other themes – addiction

Ndaba learned the spirit of endurance

Hardy Women by Paula Byrne mcwilliam ' MADELEINE THIEN'Equal parts shimmering'He understands only the women he invents the others not at all.' Thomas Hardy is one of the most beloved and most read British authors. His influence on literature and the minds of his readers is singular. But how is it that the novelist who created some of the most memorable and modern female characters in literature had such troubled relationships with real women? In this highly innovative book, acclaimed biographer Paula Byrne re examines Hardys