A Sweet Obscurity
A tender, heartfelt novel of a child having to grow up too soon
$42.63
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2018
Summary
Bittersweet and startling, A SWEET OBSCURITY is a multi-stranded novel of childhood, coming of age and the heartbreaking consequences of family life in disarray…
‘Intriguing and impressive. A memorable study of a child forced cruelly, even tragically, to grow up too soon’ - Sunday Times
Since her mother’s death, nine-year-old Dido has been living with her eccentric aunt, acting as peacekeeper between Eliza, her estranged husband Giles and his girlfriend. They are each cruelly …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472255464 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472255461 |
| Author: | Patrick Gale |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Tinder Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 352g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
It amuses, startles and occasionally bewilders. A Sweet Obscurity is worth every minute of your time - Independent
A rich comedy of sexual and familial confusions…a rare and welcome fictional voice - The TimesIntriguing and impressive. A memorable study of a child forced cruelly, even tragically, to grow up too soon - Sunday TimesAbout The Author
Patrick Gale
Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight and now lives on a farm near Land’s End. One of this country’s best-loved novelists, his most recent works are A Place Called Winter, Take Nothing With You and Mother’s Boy. His BBC ‘Queer Britannia’ television drama, Man In An Orange Shirt, was shown to great acclaim in 2017 and won an International Emmy Award.
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