The Space Between by Rachel Billington - ISBN: 9780752859323
Paperback
Widow rediscovers herself, navigating love, family, and newfound independence.

The Space Between

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    1 November 2005

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Summary

Alice Lightfoot is far too young to be a widow and a grandmother. Perhaps she’d been too young to be a wife, although she was happy enough at the time. Now, nearly three years after her husband’s death, the world suddenly seems to be changing.

Her daughter expects Alice’s life to revolve around her grandchild, Lily, and everyone else seems to think that Alice must be looking for a new husband - after all, she’s such a WIFE. There doesn’t seem to be space to decide what Alice wants for…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780752859323
ISBN-10:0752859323
Author:Rachel Billington
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Orion
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:1 November 2005
Weight:222g
Dimensions:132mm x 200mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

A beautifully written tale … 4 Stars * WOMAN’S OWN *One hallmark of a Billington book is elegant, apparently effortless plotting. … THE SPACE BETWEEN, told with wit and insight, leaves an overall effect that is light but never lightweight * INDEPENDENT *Billington’s perceptive portrait of the complications of modern life is a Jane Austen for the 21st century * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *This is a good story, told by a sympathetic, compassionate and wise writer … this leaves one full of admiration for the author: she is in the front rank of those who write of women’s lives * THE TABLET *Despite its pacy and occasionally steamy content, this is a quaint, laid-back novel perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon * YOU MAGAZINE *When the denouement finally comes, with bullets and literal cliffhangers, I was unaccountably reminded of hours of enjoyment reading about the famous five on Kirrin Island, although Rachel Billington’s heroine has graduated from lashings of ginger beer to glasses of champagne and from egg sandwiches to seabass. Nevertheless, the same sense of enjoyment in both skullduggery and the good things in life remain * SPECTATOR *

About The Author

Rachel Billington

Rachel Billington has published seventeen novels and eight books for children, as well as several non-fiction works. She is also a regular journalist, feature writer and reviewer. She is co-editor of Inside Time, the national newspaper for prisoners and a Vice-President of English PEN. She has four children and four grandsons and lives in London and Dorset.

Previous Books: The Space Between, A Woman’s Life

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