'A quietly, devastating, magical novel' Daily Telegraph 'Beautiful,
gentle, intricate... Here We Are smuggles within the pages of a
seemingly commonplace tale depths of emotion and narrative
complexity that take the breath away.' The Observer It is Brighton,
1959, and the theatre at the end of the pier is having its best
summer season in years. Ronnie, a brilliant young magician, and
Evie, his dazzling assistant, are top of the bill, drawing
audiences each night. Meanwhile, Jack - Jack Robinson, as in
'before you can say' - is everyone's favourite compere, a born
entertainer, holding the whole show together. As the summer
progresses, the off-stage drama between the three begins to
overshadow their theatrical success, and events unfold which will
have lasting consequences for all their futures. Rich, comic, alive
and subtly devastating, Here We Are is a masterly piece of literary
magicianship which pulls back the curtain on the human condition.
'With a wizardry of his own, Swift conjures up an
about-to-disappear little world and turns it into something of
wider resonance' Sunday Times 'There's nothing extravagant or showy
about Here We Are . . . The book's power comes precisely from the
fact that it performs its magic in front of your eyes, leaving
nowhere to hide . . . you wonder how he does it.' Financial Times
'As with all his books, it's the moments of quiet, undramatic
poignancy that stay with you' Sunday Express 'He tells simple,
truthful stories about what feel like real people. Here We Are is a
welcome addition to a proud legacy.' The Big Issue The variety of
voices and its historical and emotional reach are so finely
entwined, it is as perfect and smooth as an egg. Passages leap out
all the time, demanding to be reread, or committed to memory... It
is perhaps too simple to say that Swift creates a form of fictional
magic, but what he can do with a page is out of the ordinary, far
beyond most mortals' ken.' Rosemary Goring, The Herald 'Here We Are
is a subtle portrait of a vanished world, with moving passages
about the problems of wartime evacuees returning to impoverished
London life after the wonders of the countryside.' The Independent
'In Here We Are, Swift does not just dwell on the pivotal moments
of our lives, but traces their shockwaves both forward and back.
Moving seamlessly from pre-war to post, from the events of one
illusory, youthful summer to the present, we are given candid
access to the innermost reflections of three people who loved and
betrayed each other. The end result is the stuff of life, an
enduring mystery that Ronnie, Evie, Jack - that we all - must live
with. I thought it was wonderful.' Joseph Knox, author of Sirens
Praise for Mothering Sunday: 'Bathed in light; and even when
tragedy strikes, it blazes irresistibly... Swift's small fiction
feels like a masterpiece' Guardian 'Alive with sensuousness and
sensuality ... wonderfully accomplished, it is an achievement'
Sunday Times 'From start to finish Swift's is a novel of stylish
brilliance and quiet narrative verve. The archly modulated, precise
prose (a hybrid of Henry Green and Kazuo Ishiguro) is a glory to
read. Now 66, Swift is a writer at the very top of his game'
Evening Standard 'Mothering Sunday is a powerful, philosophical and
exquisitely observed novel about the lives we lead, and the
parallel lives - the parallel stories - we can never know ... It
may just be Swift's best novel yet' Observer
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