Building Blocks - Couverture rigide

Harsant, Frederick

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1846243920 ISBN 13 : 9781846243929

Editeur : Book Guild Publishing Ltd, 2010

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Frank Wright is the archetypal family man. He and his wife Ann are devoted to each other and to their only daughter Sue, who is a brave and happy child, eager to learn from her father's love of the outdoors. They roam the fells, sail and fish in the lakes, while Ann provides safe haven at home. Frank is a pretty demanding parent, being a successful teacher, but Sue surpasses every new target her father can set her. The stage seems set for a happy family saga.

But troubles are on the horizon for the Wright family when Frank decides to try his hand in the cut-throat world of business, and Sue goes abroad for the first time and falls in love with a singer in a Spanish nightclub. Before long all their lives are turned upside down, as granddaughter Pippa arrives to take over Frank and Ann s house, and their hearts. As Pippa grows up she shares her grandfather s deep love of sailing. Court action looms for Sue and her new husband, as they are betrayed on all sides. Sometimes it seems that the only way out of the troubles of everyday life is to sail away on Sea Pearl, but even the weather turns against them. Can the building blocks of this extraordinary family withstand the storm?

Biographie de l'auteur

Frederick Harsant was born and educated in London. After war service, he read English at Downing College, Cambridge, under F R Leavis, and then began a teaching career. He taught English at schools in Brighton, Camberley, West Ham and Twickenham. He was Headmaster at Aveley Technical Grammar School and then became Principal of Palmer's College in Essex, one of the first sixth form colleges in the country. Since retiring to Dartmouth, he has built a 35-foot ketch, Blue Pearl, which he and his wife, Joan, sailed on a 9,000-mile cruise to explore the Mediterranean. This is his third novel with Book Guild Publishing.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Book Guild Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846243920
• ISBN 13: 9781846243929
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible