Unsettled by the recent death of his mother, Paul sets out in
search of Pia, his daughter from his first marriage, who has
disappeared into the labyrinth of London. Discovering her pregnant
and living illegally in a run-down council flat with a pair of
Polish siblings, Paul is entranced by Pia's excitement at living on
the edge. Abandoning his second wife and their children in Wales,
he joins her to begin a new life in the heart of London.
Cora, meanwhile, is running in the opposite direction, back to
Cardiff, to the house she has inherited from her parents. She is
escaping her marriage, and the constrictions and disappointments of
her life in London. But there is a deeper reason why she cannot
stay with her decent Civil Service husband--the aftershocks of
which she hasn't fully come to terms with herself.
Connecting both stories is the London train, and a chance
meeting that will have immediate and far-reaching consequences for
both Paul and Cora.
General
Imprint: |
HarperPerennial
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2011 |
First published: |
May 2011 |
Authors: |
Tessa Hadley
|
Dimensions: |
203 x 139 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
352 |
Edition: |
Harper Perennia |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-201183-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-06-201183-9 |
Barcode: |
9780062011831 |
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