Summary
Set between Normandy and Arizona, In the Gold of Time is a seductive tale of silences and dark, half-revealed secrets, and a haunting elegy for innocence lost in a lost world.
A young father holidays by the sea near Dieppe with his reproachfully perfect wife and their twin daughters. Returning from the local shop, he meets an eccentric old lady, Alice Berthier, who lives with her mute sister, Clemence. Their mysterious house is full of old photographs and strange objects - sa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857051264 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857051261 |
| Author: | Claudie Gallay, Alison Anderson |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 402g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 160mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
Claudie Gallay
Claudie Gallay is a teacher who lives in Provence. Her previous novels have all been well received, but The Breakers was her breakthrough novel, becoming a runaway bestseller in France.
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