Summary
A psychological study of marriage, loyalty and justice, A WAY THROUGH THE WOOD is a remarkable post-war novel.
‘A superb storyteller’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘I’d place him up there with Graham Greene’ Philippa Gregory
‘Balchin writes about timeless things, the places in the heart’ Ruth Rendell
‘Balchin has been absurdly overlooked for too long’ Julian Fellowes
James Manning is perfectly content. He has a successful life as a businessman in the city, a bright young thing …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474601207 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474601200 |
| Author: | Nigel Balchin |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 253g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 199mm x 23mm |
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One of the hopes of British novel-writing … A writer of genius
Balchin’s psychological drama now reads as a searing indictment of middle-class hypocrisy… To reveal more would be to do a disservice to this inexplicably neglected author, whose skilful way with plot is only one of the delights of this flawlessly written work - THE TIMES
The missing writer of the fortiesA superb storyteller - SUNDAY TIMESA writer of geniusBalchin writes about timeless things, the places in the heartAbout The Author
Nigel Balchin
Nigel Balchin was born in 1908 and graduated in Natural Science from Cambridge University. During the Second World War he worked as a psychologist in the personnel section of the British War Office, before becoming Deputy Scientific Advisor to the Army Council. He wrote numerous books, including How to Run a Bassoon Factory (under the pseudonym Mark Spade), and Darkness Falls from the Air. He died in 1970.
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