Madam, Will You Talk?

by Mary Stewart, Katherine Hall Page (Foreword by)

Overview

Charity Selborne, a lovely war widow, and her irreverent artist friend, Louise Cray, arrive in the South of France expecting a conventional holiday. The vistas of Provence delight them, and Charity soon meets David, a young man of 13 who is having trouble with his dog. He introduces himself and Charity is charmed—until she senses a terrible maturity behind his grave eyes and shortly hears the rumors about his father. From this point on, the tension mounts steadily until it reaches the breaking point, while the thirsty summer heat, the noise of cicadas, and the dust of country roads all contribute to the superb realism of Mary Stewart’s very first novel. Combining her keen wit, zest for adventure, and eye for the details that make her characters interesting and memorable, Mary Stewart leads the reader on a swift, breathless chase that turns this quiet story into a masterpiece of romantic suspense.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613731635
Publisher:	Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/01/2015
Series:	Rediscovered Classics , #22
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	264
Sales rank:	149,039
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Mary Stewart was the author of 20 novels, including The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Wicked Day, The Last Enchantment, Nine Coaches Waiting, The Ivy Tree, The Moon-Spinners, My Brother Michael, Rose Cottage, This Rough Magic, Wildfire at Midnight, and Thornyhold. Katherine Hall Page is the Agatha Award–winning author of more than 20 novels, including The Body in the Attic, The Body in the Big Apple, The Body in the Moonlight, and The Body in the Piazza.

What People are Saying About This

Sandra Brown

“Don’t wait for a rainy day to curl up with a book by Mary Stewart.”

Elizabeth Lowell

“Nobody does it better.”

Barbara Michaels

“I’ve always loved Mary Stewart’s wonderful novels of suspense, romance and exotic adventure.”

Editorial Reviews

Don’t wait for a rainy day to curl up with a book by Mary Stewart.” — Sandra Brown

“Nobody does it better.” — Elizabeth Lowell

“I’ve always loved Mary Stewart’s wonderful novels of suspense, romance and exotic adventure.” — Barbara Michaels

“Adventure rich in action and suspense.” — New York Times Book Review

“Unusually skillful...headlong urgency of action.” — New York Times

“One of the modern masters in the suspense field.” — Chattanooga Times

“Ever-mounting tension superbly handled.” — San Francisco News

“A fabulous storyteller.” — Tulsa World

“A master craftsman.” — Richmond News Leader

“Suspense, mystery, a literate style, colorful settings vividly conjured up.” — Houston Post

“An author skilled at blending suspense with drama and romance.” — Columbus Dispatch

“Mary Stewart’s novels are the stuff of legend.” — Orlando Sentinel

From the Publisher

Mary Stewart’s novels are the stuff of legend.

Orlando Sentinel

An author skilled at blending suspense with drama and romance.

Columbus Dispatch

Suspense, mystery, a literate style, colorful settings vividly conjured up.

Houston Post

A master craftsman.

Richmond News Leader

A fabulous storyteller.

Tulsa World

Ever-mounting tension superbly handled.

San Francisco News

One of the modern masters in the suspense field.

Chattanooga Times

Unusually skillful...headlong urgency of action.

New York Times

Adventure rich in action and suspense.

New York Times Book Review

I’ve always loved Mary Stewart’s wonderful novels of suspense, romance and exotic adventure.

Barbara Michaels

Nobody does it better.

Elizabeth Lowell

Don’t wait for a rainy day to curl up with a book by Mary Stewart.

Sandra Brown