We re lucky to have such an intelligent chronicler of our present' Tessa Hadley on Janet Davey
Lorna Parry lives with her three sons, each one lurching uncomfortably into adulthood. In the claustrophobic loneliness of her own home, Lorna orbits around her sons and struggles to talk to them; she s still angry at her ex-husband, uncomfortable around her father s new girlfriend, and works quietly as the only employee left in a deserted London archive. Life seems precariously balanced. Then a shocking event occurs in the stationery cupboard at the boys school and her world threatens to...
We re lucky to have such an intelligent chronicler of our present' Tessa Hadley on Janet Davey
Lorna Parry lives with her three sons, each one lurc...
Sylvie is half French and half English. Since the death of her mother, she has written weekly letters to her father in London. When he too dies unexpectedly, she waits for the letter she knows he must have posted before his death. And, as she waits, her carefully ordered and controlled life finally begins to unravel.
Sylvie is half French and half English. Since the death of her mother, she has written weekly letters to her father in London. When he too dies unexpe...
On a weekend in late summer, Jo is fleeing to London with her children when her teenage daughter decides to act impulsively and leap from the train. Since Jo's husband Peter left her, she has been caring single-handedly for her three children, working in a junk shop to make ends meet. A new love affair was just beginning to give her life meaning until the man inexplicably lashed out at her. Jo's instinct was to pack hasty bags and head to her family in London. As we follow Jo's attempt to cope with her daughter's pragmatism we gradually learn what led up to the attack from her new lover, and...
On a weekend in late summer, Jo is fleeing to London with her children when her teenage daughter decides to act impulsively and leap from the train. S...
Abe and Richard meet in a taxi queue outside Paddington station. With his wife and children away on holiday, Richard invites Abe into his house - an action that sends ripples not only through his and his wife's life, but through the existence of Abe's younger sister Kirsty, who is herself unsure what is the best way to 'settle down'.
Abe and Richard meet in a taxi queue outside Paddington station. With his wife and children away on holiday, Richard invites Abe into his house - an a...
A luminous, startlingly beautiful novel about the complications of family relationships by an acclaimed novelist drawing comparisons with Ali Smith, Tessa Hadley, and Anne Enright
Anita Mostyn feels the need to take a vacation from her life. As a child, she was dismissed by her parents in favor of her more confident brothers, and as an adult, her choices are disapproved of--the small art gallery she works for, the friends she makes, the men she sees. On a whim, she takes up an offer to scout for holiday properties in Bulgaria, escaping the impending second wedding of her...
A luminous, startlingly beautiful novel about the complications of family relationships by an acclaimed novelist drawing comparisons with Ali Sm...
