Gillespie and i by jane harris5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() However, when it comes to vividly detailed descriptions of life in the Victorian age, I still think Sarah Waters is the superior writer. I love unreliable narrators and this one does not disappoint. The first 100 pages or so definitely lull you into a false sense of security because of the supposed innocence with which they are written. I think the book’s real strength lies in Harriet’s biased narrative and the way in which Harris builds suspense and subtly manipulates the reader’s expectations and perceptions of the characters. ![]() Harriet tells the story as she looks back on events whilst writing her memoirs in 1933 at the age of eighty but the story is not over as it soon becomes clear that a figure from Harriet’s past has re-emerged in her life. However, when tragedy strikes the family, their relationship with Harriet quickly unravels and deep secrets are revealed. ![]() ‘Gillespie and I’ by Jane Harris tells the story of Harriet Baxter and her close friendship with the Gillespie family in Glasgow in the late 1880s while the International Exhibition was being held. ![]()
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