Gripping,insightful and deft,THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US by Maggie O'Farrell is a haunting story of the way our families shape our lives,from the award-winning author of HAMNET. It was a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller 2004 and won the Somerset Maugham Award.On a cold February afternoon,Stella catches sight of a man she hasn't seen for many years,but instantly recognises. Or thinks she does. At the same moment on the other side of the globe,in the middle of a crowd of Chinese New Year revellers,Jake realises that things are becoming dangerous.They know nothing of one another's existence,but both Stella and Jake flee their lives: Jake in search of a place so remote it doesn't appear on any map,and Stella for a destination in Scotland,the significance of which only her sister,Nina,will understand.
Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupISBN: 9780755302666Number of pages: 384Weight: 268 gDimensions: 197 x 130 x 26 mm
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Every bit as good,if not better,than her highly acclaimed previous novels.An intriguing plot,sympathetic characterisation and beautifully observed,sophisticated writing all make for a hugely satisfying readMaggie O'Farrell has written three novels,each of them a critical and commercial successA well paced read that slowly and tantalisingly unravels a web of mysteries,tragedies and intrigue,keeping you hookedMaggie O'Farrell brilliantly reveals how the past has an untidy habit of cluttering up the present in this compulsively readable tale of star-crossed lovers and secretive siblings
Maggie O'Farrell
Waterstones has been a keen early advocate of Maggie O'Farrell since we identified her as a talent to watch in our 25 Authors of the Future list back in 2007 aftersupporting her brilliant debutAfter You'd Gone. Since then she's continued to impress with novels including:Instructions for a Heatwave,The Hand That First Held Mine(for which she won the Costa Book Award) and This Must Be the Place.
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