The Hireling

By L.P. Hartley

Book Overview

Emotionally paralyzed by grief at her husband's death, Lady Franklin, an eligible young widow, unburdens herself to Leadbitter--a gallant, hard-bitten ex-soldier who has invested his savings, and himself, in the car he drives for hire--as he takes her on a series of journeys. He in turn beguiles her with stories of his nonexistent wife and children thereby weaning her from her self-absorption, but creating for himself a dreamlife with Lady Franklin at the heart of it. Half-hoping to make his dream come true, Leadbitter takes a bold step which costs him her company and brings the story to a dramatically unexpected end. The Hireling was made into a 1973 film starring Sarah Miles and Robert Shaw.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0955731259
• ISBN13: 9780955731259
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Capuchin Classics
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"