A Heavy Feather (Paperback, Main)

'You start alone, you finish alone,' she says: 'It's fine to be alone, it's a revelation, truth at last.' This is the story of Almayer Jenkin's progress through life, from a motherless childhood through adult love affairs and her own experience of motherhood. In this novel, vivid and spare, touching and comic, A. L. Barker draws a fine portrait of Almayer and the diverse people she meets and lives among. 'I know nothing of A. L. Barker, except that she writes like an angel and I love her.' Auberon Waugh 'A novel that deserves to be cherished, as A. L. Barker so plainly cherishes her characters. She has a rare ability to illuminate the remarkable qualities of commonplace things, and a profound sympathy for us all, liable as we all are to being knocked over by very little at any time.' New York Magazine

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2009
Authors:	A. L. Barker
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	234
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-25616-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction Promotions
LSN:	0-571-25616-3
Barcode:	9780571256167

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