It is the summer of 1960 and fifteen-year-old Lila s life is about to change forever. Set free from the confines of school, her prison is the small unremarkable town of Burnhead, on the west coast of Scotland. She dreams of escape: from Burnhead, from the damp, from her mother s hysterics, her father s stolidity, and her parents loveless marriage. Salvation arrives in the form of her beloved Uncle George, a music teacher from London who decides to stage an amateur production of Puccini s Turandot. Lila, in love for the ...
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It is the summer of 1960 and fifteen-year-old Lila s life is about to change forever. Set free from the confines of school, her prison is the small unremarkable town of Burnhead, on the west coast of Scotland. She dreams of escape: from Burnhead, from the damp, from her mother s hysterics, her father s stolidity, and her parents loveless marriage. Salvation arrives in the form of her beloved Uncle George, a music teacher from London who decides to stage an amateur production of Puccini s Turandot. Lila, in love for the first time, maps out a future for herself in which reality and fantasy fuse to form a dangerous mixture, threatening to destroy herself and all those around her. Beautifully written novel and intently observed, Morag Joss s new novel about conscience and consequence is an stunning, complex journey into the dark, claustrophobic heart of a family in crisis.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Fine. No dust jacket as issued. First edition first printing in tradepaper format of this stand alone mystery. There is a tiny little bump on the bottom edge of the back cover. In near fine unread condition. 320 p. Audience: General/trade.
