In the winter of 1952,Isabel Carey moves to the East Riding of Yorkshire with her husband Philip,a GP. With Philip spending long hours on call,Isabel finds herself isolated and lonely as she strives to adjust to the realities of married life.Woken by intense cold one night,she discovers an old RAF greatcoat hidden in the back of a cupboard. Sleeping under it for warmth,she starts to dream. And not long afterwards,while her husband is out,she is startled by a knock at her window.Outside is a young RAF pilot,waiting to come in.His name is Alec,and his powerful presence both disturbs and excites her.Her initial alarm soon fades,and they begin an intense affair. But nothing has prepared her for the truth about Alec's life,nor the impact it will have on hers ...
Publisher: CornerstoneISBN: 9781786091345Number of pages: 272Weight: 194 gDimensions: 198 x 128 x 17 mm
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You won't find plastic fangs or Dulux blood in Helen Dunmore's perfect little ghost story...Dunmore conveys a shivery menace and concealed tragedy; this is the most elegant literary flesh-creeper since Susan Hill's The Woman in Black.This is a haunting and exquisitely crafted tale where the line between the real and the imaginary becomes blurred.The Greatcoat is a well-written ghost story that observes the traditions of the genre without subsiding into pastiche...Dunmore uses motifs and themes as a kind of Greek chorus...these are subtly deployed,and enhance the atmosphere in this disturbing,thoughtful novel.An atmospheric and accomplished ghost story.A taut,elegantly written ghost story... Wielding her skill at bringing history to life in the small,dismal details of the post-war period,and showing off her talents as a poet in her mesmerising depiction of possession,Dunmore is on fine form here.
Helen Dunmore
Helen Dunmore,who died in 2017,was widely recognised as one of the most acclaimed and talented writers of her generation; in their obituary,the Guardian described her as a'poet and novelist with a flair for reinvention and making history human'.
The author of novels,short stories,numerous books for young adults and children and poetry,Dunmore first made her name with her 1988 poetry collection The Raw Garden. As a novelist,her works include: A Spell of Winter (which won the 1996 Orange Prize),The Siege (which was shortlisted for the Orange and Whitbread Prizes),The Betrayal (longlisted for the Booker Prize),Exposure and her last novel Birdcage Walk. Her other works include the Ingo Chronicles fantasy series for children and poetry collections The Malarkey and Inside the Wave which won the 2017 Costa Book of the Year Award. Released posthumously,Girl,Balancing and Other Storieswas published in 2018.
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