A Sixpenny Song
A poignant novel of returning home, fractured families, and the secrets of the past
$48.46
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
12 August 2014
Summary
Not every death is a tragedy. Not every silver lining is intact.
Annie’s father is dead. She isn’t sorry. A rich and domineering man, he was always more passionate about money than the happiness of his wife and child. And when his lovely, fragile wife Jude died in mysterious circumstances when Annie was still very young, her father sent her to school in England, and tried to ensure that Jude was never mentioned again.
Now, at last, his days of tyranny are over…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472209238 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472209230 |
| Author: | Jennifer Johnston |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Tinder Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 12 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 148g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 137mm x 14mm |
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PRAISE FOR JENNIFER JOHNSTON: Masterly…her books bring to mind other Irish craftsmen such as William Trevor and the late Josephine Hart
’[Johnston’s] novels display a surface smallness that belies their immense depths. She is a storyteller of truth and its consequences, and her books are deep and worthwhile considerations of the human condition… A Sixpenny Song is a truly moving novel evidencing beyond all reasonable doubt, if any such proof were required, not only that the fire has yet to burn out but that Miss Johnston, at 83 years old, remains at the very top of her game’ - Irish Examiner
Johnston is noted for her brevity, the pared-back quality of her writing - Irish Times‘The Costa prizewinner and Booker-shortlisted Johnston knows how to tell a story succinctly…[she writes with] the deceptive ease of a skilled craftswoman…further proof of her skill as a writer’ - Irish Independent’[A] beautifully written novella… so well-written, so deeply imagined, that the reader will find delight even in the encircling gloom’ - ScotsmanAlluring and powerful - The Press AssociationPRAISE FOR JENNIFER JOHNSTON: Masterly…her books bring to mind other Irish craftsmen such as William Trevor and the late Josephine Hart - Daily ExpressA brilliant storyteller - Literary ReviewRoddy Doyle called Johnston the best writer in Ireland. Mesmerising, powerful fiction - RedAbout The Author
Jennifer Johnston
Jennifer Johnston is one of the foremost writers of her generation. She has won the Whitbread Prize (THE OLD JEST), the Evening Standard Best First Novel Award (for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS), the Yorkshire Post Award, Best Book of the Year (twice, for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS and HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?). She was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize with SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN.
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