Chris's perfunctory weekend visit to see his parents becomes extended when he returns home to find his mum's had some sort of breakdown and his dad's setting up home round the corner with Cat, a woman half his age. At first he's convinced he'll be leaving the village as soon as his mum's better and his dad's come to his senses. But nothing is ever that simple, and when Chris meets up with local girl Beth, he's suddenly not quite so keen to run back to his life in London. Village life is not necessarily the simple life ...
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Chris's perfunctory weekend visit to see his parents becomes extended when he returns home to find his mum's had some sort of breakdown and his dad's setting up home round the corner with Cat, a woman half his age. At first he's convinced he'll be leaving the village as soon as his mum's better and his dad's come to his senses. But nothing is ever that simple, and when Chris meets up with local girl Beth, he's suddenly not quite so keen to run back to his life in London. Village life is not necessarily the simple life though: there's stiff competition for Beth's affections from her ex, Dan, serious animosity from Cat's terrifying older brother, Dean, and Chris's old mates seem to view him as an outsider at first. However, as he looks after his mother, extends his stay and spends more time with Beth, Chris begins to question the path his life has taken so far, and even consider the possibility that the things he is looking for might be a little closer to home
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Very Good. * From the author of the magnificent, award-winning GILEAD comes a masterpiece novel that returns to the people and places of Gilead. Winner of the ORANGE PRIZE Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. 2009. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Good. * From the author of the magnificent, award-winning GILEAD comes a masterpiece novel that returns to the people and places of Gilead. Winner of the ORANGE PRIZE Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282. Fine copy with minor shelf wear. 2009. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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New. * From the author of the magnificent, award-winning GILEAD comes a masterpiece novel that returns to the people and places of Gilead. Winner of the ORANGE PRIZE Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 282. 2009. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Good. Ex-Library Book. Has usual library markings and stamps inside. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.