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'Reminding us of the depth and strength of the communities that are our beloved London. Thank you' Philippe Sands
When a dead body is found in the Thames, caught in the chains of HMS Belfast, it begins a search for a missing woman.
'There's a Dickensian quality to the opening scene . . . yet it's one of the most bitingly contemporary publications of the year - a shifting, polyphonic narrative' Hephzibah Anderson, Mail on Sunday
A policeman, a documentary film-maker and an Irish nurse named Chrissie all respond to the death of the unknown woman in their own ways. London is a place of random meetings, shifting relationships - and some, like Chrissie, intersect with many.
'There is a richness in this novel, found in a migrant experience that is deeply embedded rather than distinct from its environment. Everyone has a complex heritage; even comfortable, integrated lives seem precarious . . . It's as much a novel of feelings as ideas, and this is what makes it a compelling read' Jake Arnott, Guardian
The wonderful Linda Grant weaves a tale around ideas of home; how London can be a place of exile or expulsion, how home can be a physical place or an idea, how all our lives intersect.
'The novel is fleet-footed . . . Londoners of all ages, backgrounds and hues throng the novel . . . the way even the minor characters flare into life gives the novel richness and depth . . . a novel fit for shifting, uncertain times' Suzi Feay, Financial Times
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Linda Grant is author of four non-fiction books and eight novels. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, she won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2000, the Lettre Ulysses Prize for Literary Reportage in 2006 and holds honorary doctorates from the University of York and Liverpool John Moores University. The Clothes on Their Backs was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2008 and went on to win the South Bank Show Award; The Dark Circle was shortlisted for the 2017 Women's Prize for Fiction; A Stranger City won the 2000 Wingate Literary Prize. Linda Grant lives in London.
'Reminding us of the depth and strength of the communities that are our beloved London. Thank you' Philippe Sands
When a dead body is found in the Thames, caught in the chains of HMS Belfast, it begins a search for a missing woman.
'There's a Dickensian quality to the opening scene . . . yet it's one of the most bitingly contemporary publications of the year - a shifting, polyphonic narrative' Hephzibah Anderson, Mail on Sunday
A policeman, a documentary film-maker and an Irish nurse named Chrissie all respond to the death of the unknown woman in their own ways. London is a place of random meetings, shifting relationships - and some, like Chrissie, intersect with many.
'There is a richness in this novel, found in a migrant experience that is deeply embedded rather than distinct from its environment. Everyone has a complex heritage; even comfortable, integrated lives seem precarious . . . It's as much a novel of feelings as ideas, and this is what makes it a compelling read' Jake Arnott, Guardian
The wonderful Linda Grant weaves a tale around ideas of home; how London can be a place of exile or expulsion, how home can be a physical place or an idea, how all our lives intersect.
'The novel is fleet-footed . . . Londoners of all ages, backgrounds and hues throng the novel . . . the way even the minor characters flare into life gives the novel richness and depth . . . a novel fit for shifting, uncertain times' Suzi Feay, Financial Times
