'One of the most assured novelists of his generation'Observer'A master storyteller'Daily Express'One of the greatest craftsmen in contemporary literature'Colum McCann_From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne comes a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals,she is Willow Hale,a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage,not a notorious woman on the run from her past.But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is,then how complicit was she in his crimesEscaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices she has made throughout her marriage have consequences. Here,on the island,Vanessa must reflect on what she did - and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy of finding peace at all.Can you ever truly wash away your past_What readers are saying:'Powerful,challenging and beautifully written''Compelling,propulsive,and completely immersive''Written with the same emotional intensity and thought provoking honesty as his longer works''Packs a hard hitting punch with its depth of emotional understanding of what it is to be human''What an astoundingly brilliant piece of writing this is...by its end you feel as though you have read something much more epic in length'
Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdISBN: 9780857529817Number of pages: 176Weight: 300 gDimensions: 222 x 144 x 21 mm
An Evening with John Boyne
CambridgeFriday 3rd November 18:00 - 19:30
From internationally bestselling author John Boyne comes a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.Water is the first of internationally bestselling author John Boyne's most ambitious and powerful work to date - a quartet of intimate,interlinked novels. Book signing to follow.
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Southwold Literary Festival
SouthwoldSaturday 4th November 10:00 - Sunday 5th November 17:00
Join us for a brand new Southwold Literary Festival featuring talks by many great authors such as Ben Aaronovitch,Louis de Bernieres Esther Freud and John Boyne.
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Irish author John Boyne is undoubtedly best-known for his powerful multi-award winning novel of The Holocaust,The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Writing for adults and children alike,his other works includeThe Absolutist,A History of Loneliness,Noah Barleywater Runs AwayandThe Boy At The Top Of The Mountain.
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