The Past: A novel
by:
Tessa Hadley (author)
A mesmerizing novel about family and the modern world encroaching upon the old, from one of Britain's finest contemporary novelists.Three adult sisters and their brother meet up at their grandparents' country home for their annual family holiday--three long, hot summer weeks. The beloved but...
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A mesmerizing novel about family and the modern world encroaching upon the old, from one of Britain's finest contemporary novelists.Three adult sisters and their brother meet up at their grandparents' country home for their annual family holiday--three long, hot summer weeks. The beloved but crumbling house is full of memories of their childhood--of when their mother took
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780345816115 (0345816110)
ASIN: 345816110
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
bookshelves: autumn-2015, published-2015, radio-4, devon, under-50-ratings, families, britain-england, contemporary, lit-richer Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from September 07 to 19, 2015 BABThttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b068tvl0Description: Sian Thomas reads Tessa Hadley's powe...
3 sisters, 1 brother, kids, a new wife and 1 hanger on descend on a family house in Devon for three weeks holiday and to discuss whether or not to sell it. This was beautifully written by a very talented author, with fantastic descriptions. The only trouble was there was far too much describing and ...
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