A Complicated Matter
A historical novel of love, belonging and finding your place in the world by the Costa Book Award shortlisted author
$21.72
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
23 April 2024
Summary
Set against the Blitz in London, a young woman’s extraordinary journey of self-discovery and an intimate meditation on what it takes to find our place in the world.
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‘NOTE PERFECT’ - East Riding Magazine ‘AN EXTRAORDINARY NEW WRITER’ - Nina Stibbe
I used to believe the world had been created for me; every stone and grain of sand. As I grew older, I began to think of myself as something tacked on to the edge.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804991862 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804991864 |
| Author: | Anne Youngson |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 23 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 251g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 127mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
A tender, often wry novel, rendered with impressive period authenticity * MAIL ON SUNDAY *
Skilful, understated. Comes compellingly to life * HARPER’S BAZAAR *
Note-perfect. Like a forgotten classic republished by Persephone Books or Virago * East Riding magazine *
A touching story full of love and humanity * YOURS magazine *
A beautiful story of love and belonging * WOMAN’S WEEKLY *
An absolute delight * SAGA *
Anne Youngson
Anne Youngson is the author of the Costa First Book Award-shortlisted Meet Me at the Museum; BBC Radio Book Club pick, Three Women and a Boat and the story collection, The Six Who Came to Dinner. Anne Youngson’s shrewd, warm-hearted and observational prose has been widely praised. Her new novel, A Complicated Matter explores the human heart through the coming-of-age of a young English refugee during the blitz. Anne’s work is published around the world. She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and has three grandchildren.
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