Interlude - Couverture souple

Smith, Rupert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1873262868 ISBN 13 : 9781873262863

Editeur : Turnaround Books, 2014

Synopsis

A compelling examination of how secrets can tear one family apart; the tale moves from the repressed society of 1930s England where the consequences of two men s actions still reverberate through their families in the present day. Bored housewife and mother Helen has always known her grandfather Edward was a famous author, but her parents had severed connection with him whilst she was still young, refusing to discuss the matter. After embarking on a whirlwind affair with her writing tutor, Helen decides to visit her reclusive grandfather and discover more about the identity of the mysterious Rose in his most famous novel, Interlude, who has baffled critics for years. Their brief meeting reveals little but when her grandfather dies and makes Helen his executor, she discovers a stash of his diaries and an unpublished manuscript. They reveal a long hidden secret and a forbidden love affair with devastating consequences for her whole family. Helen s journey is interspersed with Edward's works which slowly reveal the ambiguity of truth and the depth of deception that permeates the family.

A stirring look at not just the treachery of family secrets but of how truth can be buried within a text and how society imposes limits on love.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Rupert Smith is the author of Man's World (Arcadia, 2010), which was shortlisted for the Green Carnation Prize in 2010. Rupert was named joint Writer of the Year, together with Stella Duffy, at the Stonewall Awards 2010. He also writes gay erotica under the names James Lear. His latest Lear novel The Hardest Thing was published by Turnaround in 2013. Under the pen name Rupert James, he has released the sizzling blockbusters Silk (Ebury, 2010) and Stepsisters (Ebury, 2010). Rupert is based in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Turnaround Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1873262868
• ISBN 13: 9781873262863
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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