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The Lie Of The Land
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<p><b>''A very good read indeed'' </b>MATT HAIG<br><br><b>''Terrific, page-turning, slyly funny'' </b>INDIA KNIGHT<br><br><b>''As satisfying a novel as I have read in years'' </b>SARAH PERRY<br><br><b>''One of the most brilliant and entertaining novelists'' </b>ALISON LURIE<br><br>Quentin and Lottie Bredin, like many modern couples, can''t afford to divorce. Having lost their jobs in the recession, they can''t afford to go on living in London; instead, they must downsize and move their three children to a house in a remote part of Devon. Arrogant and adulterous, Quentin can''t understand why Lottie is so angry; devastated and humiliated, Lottie feels herself to have been intolerably wounded.<br><br>Mud, mice and quarrels are one thing - but why is their rent so low? What is the mystery surrounding their unappealing new home? The beauty of the landscape is ravishing, yet it conceals a dark side involving poverty, revenge, abuse and violence which will rise up to threaten them.<br><br>Sally Verity, happily married but unhappily childless knows a different side to country life, as both a Health Visitor and a sheep farmer''s wife; and when Lottie''s innocent teenage son Xan gets a zero-hours contract at a local pie factory, he sees yet another. At the end of their year, the lives of all will be changed for ever. <br><br>A suspenseful black comedy, this is a rich, compassionate and enthralling novel in its depiction of the English countryside, and the potentially lethal interplay between money and marriage.<br><br><b>A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE <i>GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN</i>, <i>EVENING STANDARD</i>, <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>AND <i>IRISH TIMES</i></b></p>
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| Author | Amanda Craig |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9780349142685 |
| Item Height | 2.9 |
| Item Length | 19.7 |
| Item Width | 12.7 |
| Publisher | Hachette Paperbacks |
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The Lie Of The Land
£10.64
£10.64/each
Description
<p><b>''A very good read indeed'' </b>MATT HAIG<br><br><b>''Terrific, page-turning, slyly funny'' </b>INDIA KNIGHT<br><br><b>''As satisfying a novel as I have read in years'' </b>SARAH PERRY<br><br><b>''One of the most brilliant and entertaining novelists'' </b>ALISON LURIE<br><br>Quentin and Lottie Bredin, like many modern couples, can''t afford to divorce. Having lost their jobs in the recession, they can''t afford to go on living in London; instead, they must downsize and move their three children to a house in a remote part of Devon. Arrogant and adulterous, Quentin can''t understand why Lottie is so angry; devastated and humiliated, Lottie feels herself to have been intolerably wounded.<br><br>Mud, mice and quarrels are one thing - but why is their rent so low? What is the mystery surrounding their unappealing new home? The beauty of the landscape is ravishing, yet it conceals a dark side involving poverty, revenge, abuse and violence which will rise up to threaten them.<br><br>Sally Verity, happily married but unhappily childless knows a different side to country life, as both a Health Visitor and a sheep farmer''s wife; and when Lottie''s innocent teenage son Xan gets a zero-hours contract at a local pie factory, he sees yet another. At the end of their year, the lives of all will be changed for ever. <br><br>A suspenseful black comedy, this is a rich, compassionate and enthralling novel in its depiction of the English countryside, and the potentially lethal interplay between money and marriage.<br><br><b>A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE <i>GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN</i>, <i>EVENING STANDARD</i>, <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>AND <i>IRISH TIMES</i></b></p>
Sold by Speedyhen (Speedy Hen LTD)
| Author | Amanda Craig |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9780349142685 |
| Item Height | 2.9 |
| Item Length | 19.7 |
| Item Width | 12.7 |
| Publisher | Hachette Paperbacks |
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