Dimensions
156 x 235 x 33mm
In 1854 the heir to the Tichborne estate was reported drowned off Chile. Twelve years later a Wagga butcher formerly known as Tom Castro arrived in London declaring himself the long-lost Roger Tichborne, come to claim his inheritance.
No one but the Claimant knew what happened in the meantime; no one but the Claimant knew who he really was or the significance, if any, of his whispered-about "malformation". It would take the longest, most sensational court case in British judicial history to arrive at the truth.
This rollicking and highly unlikely true story, retold with energy and wit by Robyn Annear, is an intriguing mystery which has as its overarching theme the ambivalent nature of truth and identity.
