The tiger in the well

In London in 1881, twenty-four-year-old Sally finds her young daughter and her possessions assailed by an unknown enemy, while a shadowy figure known as the Tzaddik involves her in his plot to defraud and exploit the hordes of Jewish immigrants pouring into the country.

First sentence: ONE SUNNY MORNING IN THE AUTUMN OF 1881, SALLY Lockhart stood in the garden and watched her little daughter play, and thought that things were good.

Year

1990

Language

English

Publisher

Knopf

Editions

27

Pages

407

ISBN

9780606099691

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