This novel dissects the intricate difficulties of human relationships, from Margaret's passionate attachment to her father and her more problematic involvement with Colin, her lover, to the wider social relations between pupil and teacher, employer and employee, individual and State.
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About the Author:
A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards - including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in London and is a part-time lecturer in creative writing at Warwick University.
Review:
"'This beautiful novel is the story of Margaret and the two men in her life: her father, who brought her up, and Colin, her lover...A tender, moving story, punctuated by flashes of comedy and one climactic moment of appalling violence' Literary Review"
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- PublisherMartin Secker & Warburg Ltd
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0436233215
- ISBN 13 9780436233210
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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