The Gingerbread Woman (Paperback, New Ed)

While walking his dog on Killiney Hill, outside Dublin, Lawrence sees a young woman standing perilously near the edge of a precipice, and intervenes 'I like being near the edge,' she says. A conversation develops that leads to an unlikely friendship. Both are suffering in the aftermath of traumatic events in their lives. Lawrence's wife and child have been blown to smithereens by an explosion in Belfast. Clara, the young woman, has had to have a painful hysterectomy following a distressing love affair. Grief and lost love are the underlying themes of their relationship and their spiky exchanges are interwoven with memories of their past loves. Out of this painful material Johnston creates a novel that is moving and optimistic. The need to emerge as whole people, to exist as free individuals and to enjoy the simple pleasures that can console, and the wit and laughter that can redeem even the most doleful situation is realized in a book that is heart-rending but not depressing. Stylish writing that shows how well Johnston understands the human condition. (Kirkus UK)

On a rainy afternoon on Killiney Hill a young man walking, without his overcoat, happens upon a woman gazing out over Dublin bay, standing perilously close to the edge. From their testy encounter develops a remarkable friendship which will enable each to face afresh their very different, damaged pasts, and to look, however tentatively, towards the future.

General

Imprint:	Headline Review
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2001
Authors:	Jennifer Johnston
Dimensions:	196 x 128 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format / B-format
Pages:	211
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7472-5933-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-7472-5933-X
Barcode:	9780747259336

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