Summary
‘A brilliantly observed study of fragile family relationships and the minutiae of everyday life. A masterpiece’ - Daily Mail
On a weekend in late summer, Jo is fleeing to London with her children when, a few miles into the journey from the Kent coast, her teenage daughter jumps off the train.
Since Jo’s husband 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 me…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099469643 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099469642 |
| Author: | Janet Davey |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2005 |
| Weight: | 142g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 12mm |
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Critics Review
Touching and memorable
Touching and memorable * Sunday Times *
Davey, like Penelope Fitzgerald, manages to convey a great deal with very little… triumphant * Daily Telegraph *
Beautifully written and perfectly judged with some unforgettable moments-it’s like a depth charge - very understated, very subtle * Patricia Duncker *
To read this novel is to feel one’s life improved, one’s faith in the moral force of art secured * Evening Standard *
About The Author
Janet Davey
Janet Davey is the author of English Correspondence, which was longlisted for the 2002 Orange Prize, First Aid, The Taxi Queue and By Battersea Bridge. She lives in London.
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