Afterwards - Couverture rigide

Seiffert, Rache

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 043401186X ISBN 13 : 9780434011865

Editeur : William Heinemann Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

To love someone, need you know everything about them? When Alice and Joseph meet, they fall quickly into a tentative but serious relationship. She is a nurse, he a painter and decorator; both are still young and hopeful of each other, but each brings with them an emotional burden. Alice's father has been a yawning absence all her life, and her beloved grandmother - who helped raise her - has recently died. For his part, Joseph refuses to speak about his army experiences in Northern Ireland and Alice suspects that his general reticence hides an even more deeply troubled past. When her widowed grandfather begins to tell Joseph about his own RAF experiences in l950s Kenya - stories he had shared only with his wife - something still raw is tapped in Joseph; his reaction to the older man's unburdening of guilt is both unexpected and devastating for them all. Morally complex, understated, and powerfully moving, "Afterwards" confirms Rachel Seiffert's remarkable talent.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

The daughter of an Australian father and a German mother, Rachel Seoffert was born in Oxford and lives in London. She is the author the Booker-shortlisted novel The Dark Room and an acclaimed collection of short stories, Field Study. She was named one of Granta's 'Best of Young British' and one of 25 women writers to watch in the 'Orange Futures'.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Heinemann Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 043401186X
• ISBN 13: 9780434011865
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 336
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• Personne responsable: non disponible