From the Orange Prize-nominated author of <i>The Observations </i>comes an absorbing, atmospheric exploration of one young woman?s friendship with a volatile artist and her place in the controversy that consumes him. Jane Harris?s <i>Gillespie and I </i>presents a strongly voiced female protagonist evocative of Moll Flanders and Becky Sharp, who offers a keen sensibility, deeply felt observations, and poignant remembrances of the world of a young artist in turn-of-the-century Glasgow in this fantastic work of historical fiction. London?s <i>Sunday Times </i>calls <i>Gillespie and I </i>?a literary novel where the storytelling is as skilful as the writing is fine.? Fans of <i>The Piano Teacher </i>and <i>The Thirteenth Tale </i>will find it irresistible and unforgettable.<br>