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Description edit
It’s Jake’s birthday. He is sitting in a small plane, being flown over the landscape that has been the backdrop to his life – his childhood, his marriage, his work, his passions. Now he is in his mid-sixties, and he isn’t quite the man he used to be. He has lost his wife, his son is in prison,... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
First Sentence edit
In amongst a sea of events and names that have been forgotten, there are a number of episodes that float with striking buoyancy to the surface.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Samantha Harvey (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0224086073
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 0224086073
Page Count: 336
Awards edit
- AMI Literature Award (2009)
- Betty Trask Award (2009, #1)
- Guardian First Book Award (Finalist, 2009, Shortlist)
- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 2009, Longlist)
- Orange Prize for Fiction (Finalist, 2009)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
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