The Infinite Wisdom of Harriet Rose
$31.46
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2008
Summary
Harriet Rose, like any other teenager, is naive, overconfident and has always felt she has something important to say. However, unlike most of her peers, her hero is Marcus Aurelius, in imitation of whom she has been composing philosophical reflections on life for some time. When Harriet’s father dies, the urge to write these meditations is greater than ever.
Then, on her fourteenth birthday, she receives a unique gift. Her doting mother and grandmother have had her by-now-substantial…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755337712 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0755337719 |
| Author: | Diana Janney |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Review |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2008 |
| Weight: | 274g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 144mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
‘Wonderfully naive…quirky and clever’ + four stars
Harriet is a great character - fantastically clever, arrogant, socially inept and likely to refer to Kant at inopportune moments. There should be lots more books for teenagers with heroines who idolise Marcus Aurelius. - Observer
A lovely fantasy on stardom spotted with her philosophy and the sad knocks of life. A good, unusual read’ - BooksellerDiana Janney creates in Harriet Rose a young heroine who is beautiful, confident, clever, successful…the young author’s attempts to publicise her book maintain interest as well as providing more than a few laughs…refreshing’ - IndependentAdrian Mole for girls - Elle‘this is the sort of book that keeps a girl’s world sane - Independent‘Wonderfully naive…quirky and clever’ + four stars - CompanyDiana Janney
Diana Janney gained two degrees in Philosophy from University College, London. She then qualified as a solicitor and subsequently practised as a barrister. She has lived for most of her adult life in Central London, is married and now writes full time.
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