Misplaced Persons by Susan Beale - ISBN: 9781473630376
Hardcover
A family unravels amidst terror, refugees, and the meaning of home.

Misplaced Persons

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  • Hardcover

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    8 June 2021

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Summary

From the author of the Costa Prize shortlisted *The Good Guy*

“Susan Beale’s writing is alive with subtlety and flair. Her stories unspool with a confident voice, a relish for detail and deft shifts in perspective” - Tessa Hadley

The Yardley family is fracturing.

Eighteen years since their move to Brussels and the future is clouded with uncertainty for Neil, a Brit, American Marcy and their three Belgian-born children. Wrapped up in th…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781473630376
ISBN-10:1473630371
Author:Susan Beale
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:8 June 2021
Weight:540g
Dimensions:236mm x 156mm x 36mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Susan Beale’s writing is alive with subtlety and flair. Her stories unspool with a confident voice, a relish for detail and deft shifts in perspective * Tessa Hadley *
How skilfully Beale negotiates a minefield in this lucid account of colliding realities * Saga Magazine *
Timely but has great warmth and readability, too * Good Housekeeping *
Thought provoking and powerful … Superbly written, this is a significant and poignant story that will resonate with many people at different stages of their lives * Buzz Magazine *

About The Author

Susan Beale

Susan Beale’s first novel, The Good Guy, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award in 2016. A graduate of the Bath Spa MA in Creative Writing, she lived in Brussels for over sixteen years and currently resides in Amsterdam.

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