From the double Man Booker prize-winning author of 'Wolf Hall' and
'Bring Up the Bodies', this is an epic yet subtle family saga about
broken trusts and buried secrets. Ralph and Anna Eldred live in the
big Red House in Norfolk, raising their four children and devoting
their lives to charity. The constant flood of 'good souls and sad
cases', children plucked from the squalor of the East London
streets for a breath of fresh countryside air, hides the growing
crises in their own family, the disillusionment of their children,
the fissures in their marriage. Memories of their time as
missionaries in South Africa and Botswana, of the terrible African
tragedies that have shaped the rest of their lives, refuse to be
put to rest and threaten to destroy the fragile peace they have
built for themselves and their children. This is a breathtakingly
intelligent novel that asks the most difficult questions. Is there
anything one can never forgive? Is tragedy ever deserved? Can you
ever escape your own past? A literary family saga written with the
skill and subtlety of a true master, this is Hilary Mantel at her
best.
General
Imprint: |
Fourth Estate
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2005 |
Authors: |
Hilary Mantel
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Dimensions: |
197 x 130 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
342 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-00-717290-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-00-717290-7 |
Barcode: |
9780007172900 |
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