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'Few writers give me such consistent pleasure' Zadie Smith
Four siblings meet up in their grandparents old house for three long, hot summer weeks. But under the idyllic surface lie shattering tensions.
Roland has come with his new wife, and his sisters dont like her. Fran has brought her children, who soon uncover an ugly secret in a ruined cottage in the woods. Alice has invited Kasim, an outsider, who makes plans to seduce Rolands teenage daughter. And Harriet, the eldest, finds her quiet self-possession ripped apart when passion erupts unexpectedly.
Over the course of the holiday, a familiar way of life falls apart forever.
'Exquisite'The Times
'Wonderful'Guardian
'Magnificent'Sunday Times
- Kurztext
Rivalry, unruly desire and ugly secrets poison a family holiday in this gripping novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Late in the Day.'Few writers give me such consistent pleasure' Zadie SmithFour siblings meet up in their grandparents old house for three long, hot summer weeks. But under the idyllic surface lie shattering tensions.Roland has come with his new wife, and his sisters don t like her. Fran has brought her children, who soon uncover an ugly secret in a ruined cottage in the woods. Alice has invited Kasim, an outsider, who makes plans to seduce Roland s teenage daughter. And Harriet, the eldest, finds her quiet self-possession ripped apart when passion erupts unexpectedly. Over the course of the holiday, a familiar way of life falls apart forever.'Exquisite' The Times'Wonderful' Guardian'Magnificent' Sunday Times
- Autorenportrait
Tessa Hadleyis the author of six highly praised novels,Accidents in the Home, which was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award,Everything Will Be All Right,The Master Bedroom,The LondonTrain,Clever GirlandThe Past, and two collections of stories,SunstrokeandMarried Love.The Pastwon the Hawthornden Prize for 2016. She lives in London and is Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. Her stories appear regularly in theNewYorkerand other magazines.
- Schlagzeile
A mesmerising novel about family from one of Britain"s finest novelists
'Few writers give me such consistent pleasure' Zadie Smith
Four siblings meet up in their grandparents old house for three long, hot summer weeks. But under the idyllic surface lie shattering tensions.
Roland has come with his new wife, and his sisters dont like her. Fran has brought her children, who soon uncover an ugly secret in a ruined cottage in the woods. Alice has invited Kasim, an outsider, who makes plans to seduce Rolands teenage daughter. And Harriet, the eldest, finds her quiet self-possession ripped apart when passion erupts unexpectedly.
Over the course of the holiday, a familiar way of life falls apart forever.
'Exquisite'The Times
'Wonderful'Guardian
'Magnificent'Sunday Times
