'THE BOOK OF THE SUMMER' Sunday Times 'A tour de force' Sarah
Winman, author of Still Life This is the story of an old English
manor house by the sea, with crumbling chimneys, draping ivy and a
library full of dusty hardbacks. It's the story of the three
children who grow up there, and the adventures they create for
themselves while the grown-ups entertain endless party guests. This
is the story of a whale that washes up on a beach, whose bones are
claimed by a twelve-year-old girl with big ambitions and an even
bigger imagination. An unwanted orphan who grows into an
unmarriageable young woman, fiercely determined to do things
differently. But as the children grow to adulthood, another story
has been unfolding in the wings. And when the war finally takes
centre stage, they find themselves cast, unrehearsed, into roles
they never expected to play. They raised themselves on stories. Now
it's time for them to write their own... 'One of those big chunky
stories that swallows you whole' The Times 'Beautifully compulsive
... The Whalebone Theatre will feel like a much-loved book even if
you're reading it for the first time' Red Magazine 'Pure heaven,
from first word to last' Sunday Times
General
Imprint: |
Penguin Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Joanna Quinn
|
Dimensions: |
196 x 128 x 42mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
560 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-241-99414-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
LSN: |
0-241-99414-4 |
Barcode: |
9780241994146 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!