Trick of the Light - Couverture souple

Dawson, Jill

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340653825 ISBN 13 : 9780340653821

Editeur : Sceptre, 1996

Synopsis

Mick, Rita and their small daughter abandon London's East End for a broken-down cabin in a remote corner of Washington State. This novel is a compassionate portrait of a father destroyed by his own childhood, and of a young mother struggling to protect her child and find the strength to break free.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jill Dawson is the author of Trick of the Light, Magpie, Fred and Edie, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel Award and the Orange Prize, Wild Boy, Watch Me Disappear, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize, The Great Lover, a Richard and Judy Summer Read in 2009, Lucky Bunny and The Tell-Tale Heart. In addition she has edited six anthologies of short stories and poetry.

Born in Durham, Jill Dawson grew up in Yorkshire. She has held many Fellowships, including the Creative Writing Fellowship at the University of East Anglia, where she taught on the MA in Creative Writing course. In 2006 she received an honorary doctorate in recognition of her work. She lives in the Fens with her husband, two sons and foster daughter.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sceptre
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0340653825
• ISBN 13: 9780340653821
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 227
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible