They stand by side on the rock,facing out to sea. They are hidden from land here. Even spies would see nothing of them. It is spring 1917 in the Cornish coastal village of Zennor,and the young artist Clare Coyne is waking up to the world. Ignoring the whispers from her neighbours,she has struck a rare friendship with D.H. Lawrence and his German wife,who are hoping to escape the war-fever of London. In between painting and visits to her new friends she whiles away the warm days with her cousin John,who is on leave from the trenches,harbouring secrets she couldn't begin to understand.But as the heat picks up,so too do the fear and the gossip that haunt the village. And the freedom to love will come at a steep price._Winner of the McKitterick Prize'Highly original and beautifully written'Sunday Telegraph'Electrifying...Helen Dunmore mesmerizes you with her magical pen'Daily Mail'Deceit gives Helen Dunmore's novel a jagged edge. Secrets,unspoken words,lies that have the truth wrapped up in them somewhere make Dunmore's stories ripples with menace and suspense'Sunday Times'We believe in Clare's intelligence,talent and passion. A triumph'Independent on Sunday
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241988558Number of pages: 320Weight: 223 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
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Highly original and beautifully writtenElectrifying ...Helen Dunmore mesmerizes you with her magical penDeceit gives Helen Dunmore's novel a jagged edge. Secrets,unspoken words,lies that have the truth wrapped up in them somewhere make Dunmore's stories ripples with menace and suspenseWe believe in Clare's intelligence,talent and passion. A triumph
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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