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by Jonathan Buckley
“A riveting and edgy read –the dialogue and scene-setting are spot on.” The Bookseller
A startling new novel from the acclaimed author of Ghost MacIndoe and So He Takes the Dog. |
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Dominic Pattison’s life is one of level contentment. His marriage has proved happy and durable; his business is successful. And then Sam Williams, builder and ex-squaddie, enters his life. Sam claims to be his son.
Yet is Sam who he says he is? After almost thirty years, Dominic can remember little of his affair with Sam’s mother. His instinct is to recoil from this volatile and perhaps dangerous stranger. Sam, however, refuses to be dismissed.
With its deft switches of sympathy between menaced ‘father’ and rebuffed ‘son’, Buckley’s novel is both a thriller and a subtle exploration of the intricacies of memory.
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JONATHAN BUCKLEY is the author of five novels: The Biography of Thomas Lang, Xerxes, Ghost MacIndoe, Invisible and So He Takes the Dog. He lives in Hove.
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Jonathan Buckley’s previous books have attracted stunning reviews. And here is his breakthrough book, matching the brilliance of his writing with a gripping narrative. |
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PRAISE FOR JONATHAN BUCKLEY’S PREVIOUS NOVELS |
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“Wonderfully accomplished – compelling, moving and provocative.” The Times
“An exceptional talent. This is a great book, a delight, a gem.” The Bookseller
“Affecting, carefully crafted, quietly tumultuous.” TLS
“The reader concentrates only on the foregrounded emotion – an effect that most state-of-the-nation merchants would give their eye teeth to achieve.” DJ Taylor, The Independent |
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Pub date: Feb 2010
Price: £9.99
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Extent: 256pp
Size: 215 x 135 mm |
ISBN: 978-0-95600-386-7 Format: Demy trade paperback |
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