The Language of Others
$35.19
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2008
Summary
The world is a puzzling, sometimes frightening place for Jessica Fontaine. As a child she only finds contentment in playing the piano and wandering alone in the empty spaces of Audlands Hall, the dilapidated country house where she grows up.
Twenty-five years later, divorced, with her son still living at home, Jessica remains preoccupied by the desire to create space around her. Then her volatile ex-husband reappears, the first of several surprises that both transform Jessica’s presen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340896679 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340896671 |
| Author: | Clare Morrall |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2008 |
| Weight: | 266g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 25mm |
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‘Warm, witty and a testament to the human spirit’
It’s the warmth and roundedness of her characters that give Morrall’s novels their appeal … THE LANGUAGE OF OTHERS offers a suspenseful tale with a taut, spare style and real emotional impact. In this and in its brave challenge to our assumptions about what it means to be normal it’s a more than worthy shelfmate to Astonishing Splashes of Colour. - Guardian
A story of self-discovery, of difficult family relationships and redemptive friendships that slips between past and present and unfolds not so much a coming-of-age as a coming-to-understanding … An enjoyable, engrossing read - IndependentA writer with a phenomenal imagination and power with words - ScotsmanPacy with an intriguing plot, Morrall has produced a joyful novel … Morrall combines thoughtful, satisfying writing with an accessible style. Expect plaudits all round. - Birmingham PostEnthralling - Irish TimesShe [Morrall] also has a talent for making characters who might ordinarily alienate readers seem appealing, funny and moving. The result is a surprisingly joyful novel - Daily MailNot only very readable, but very moving; a funny, and occasionally sad, account of what it feels like to be outside the norm - The TimesSubtle and absorbing … Morrall has a talent for making pitiable characters triumphantly sympathetic - GuardianAbout The Author
Clare Morrall
Clare Morrall’s first novel, Astonishing Splashes of Colour, was published by Tindal Street Press in 2003 and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Born in Exeter, she now lives in Birmingham where she works as a music teacher, and has two grown-up children. NATURAL FLIGHTS OF THE HUMAN MIND is her second novel.
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