It is England in the Jubilee summer of 2012. Three couples living
in different parts of the country await the celebrations with
varying degrees of enthusiasm, hostility, or indifference. Derek
Bailey, in his 60s, has a secret past, linked to a tragic event
that happened 24 years before. If he is ever to come to terms with
that event, he needs an answer to a question that has nagged at him
all this time, so he starts to write a series of letters to Marcus,
a young man whom he has never met. The secrets revealed in the
letters begin to erode the fragile relationships of all three
couples, for even Derek is not immune to the destructive potential
of what he is writing. His final letter sets in train a series of
events which threaten to destroy the lives of all involved and for
one, the result is catastrophic. This novel explores the fragility
of relationships between people of all ages when there are
lingering secrets, and the misunderstandings that arise when the
older generation tries to communicate with the younger. This is
Richard Ayres' fourth novel, the previous being 'Waterloo Sunset'
(published 2009), 'A Pennine Incident' (2010) and 'The Further
Education of Mike Carter' (2012).
General
Imprint: |
New Generation Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2013 |
First published: |
July 2013 |
Authors: |
Richard Ayres
|
Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
286 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-909878-26-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-909878-26-X |
Barcode: |
9781909878266 |
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