Body Tourists
The gripping, thought-provoking new novel from the Booker-longlisted author of The Testament of Jessie Lamb
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
13 November 2019
Summary
‘Her observation of our species is tender, precise, illuminating’ Hilary Mantel
THE NEW NOVEL BY THE BOOKER LONGLISTED AND ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE TESTAMENT OF JESSIE LAMB
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‘An ambitious and important writer’ New York Times
‘Unputdownable and often thought-provoking’ Sunday Times
‘Grimly plausible’ Guardian
In this version of London, there is a small, private…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529392951 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529392950 |
| Author: | Jane Rogers |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 13 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 156mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
An extraordinary novel about an ordinary situation - the unravelling of a marriage
Her observation of our species is tender, precise, illuminating
Jane Rogers is a wonderfully versatile novelistAn ambitious and important writer - The New York TimesCuts to the bone - The Sunday TimesRogers has never been afraid to expose the dark underside of people’s psyches, their shoddy motives and secret compulsions - GuardianRoger’s prose flows elegantly and with effortless power - ObserverBody Tourists is very much a novel about human nature. Told through a variety of different perspectives … the novel is an insightful examination of the things people truly value - SciFi NowAbout The Author
Jane Rogers
Jane Rogers has published nine novels, written original television and radio drama, and adapted work (her own and others’) for radio and TV. Her novels include Conrad and Eleanor, The Testament of Jessie Lamb, Mr Wroe’s Virgins, Island, and The Voyage Home. Writing awards include the Arthur C Clarke Award, Somerset Maugham Award, Writers’ Guild Best Fiction Book, BAFTA nomination best drama serial, Guardian Fiction Prize runner up and Arts Council Award. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and teaches the Faber Short Story Writing course.
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