Bad Relations
$22.99
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
9 May 2023
Summary
A TALE OF A TRAGEDY SEEPING THROUGH GENERATIONS, AND A FAMILY FRACTURED BY HISTORY AND DESIRE
On the battlefields of the Crimea, William Gale cradles the still-warm body of his brother. William’s experience of war will bring about a change in him that will reverberate through his family over the next two centuries.
In the 1970s, William’s descendants invite Stephen, a distant relation, to stay in their house in the English countryside - but their golden summer entanglements wi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241537725 |
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| ISBN-10: | 024153772X |
| Author: | Cressida Connolly |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Viking |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 9 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 202g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 17mm |
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A ravishing novel from the great family saga-teller Cressida Connolly and an honourable tribute to the past * The Times, Best Books for the Summer *
Connolly’s vivid characterisation, supple prose and striking imagery sweep you along, in an absorbing and affecting saga that uses one family’s story to anatomise the different stages of grief * Daily Telegraph *
In recent British fiction I can think only of Tessa Hadley who rivals Connolly in exacting such intricate, compelling drama from close-knit families … I don’t often wish a book were longer, but this one I did * Observer *
Masterful … a joy to see it garnering the ecstatic reviews it deserves – Polly Samson, author of A Theatre for Dreamers
Moving [and] powerful … Connolly’s vividly drawn characters grapple with trauma, unkindness and greed in an intriguing novel where past actions reverberate in the present * Daily Mirror *
Connolly, like Anne Tyler and Tessa Hadley, is a master of fluidly shifting perspectives, a sharply witty observer of social class, and a champion of imaginative empathy * Daily Mail *
Bad Relations is an amazing achievement and one of the most satisfying books you’re likely to read this year * The Times *
Elegantly written, this subtle, satisfying, well-observed novel is a delight * Country and Town House, Books of 2022 *
Another fascinating, moving story from the author of After the Party
* Good Housekeeping *This clever novel set across three timelines tells the story of a family haunted by tragedy. A skilfully written, powerful drama * BEST *
About The Author
Cressida Connolly
Cressida Connolly is a reviewer and journalist who has written for Vogue, the Telegraph, the Spectator, the Guardian and numerous other publications. Cressida is the author of four books- The Happiest Days, which won the MacMillan/PEN Award, The Rare and the Beautiful, My Former Heart and After the Party, which is currently shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction and was a Waterstones Book of the Month. She lives in Worcestershire.
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