Winner of the 2004 Somerset Maugham Award: Gripping, insightful, and deft--a haunting story about the ways our families shape our lives, from the award-winning author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait. On a cold February afternoon, Stella catches sight of a man she hasn't seen for many years, but instantly recognises. Or thinks she does. At the same moment on the other side of the globe, in the middle of a crowd of Chinese New Year revellers, Jake realises that things are becoming dangerous. They know nothing of ...
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Winner of the 2004 Somerset Maugham Award: Gripping, insightful, and deft--a haunting story about the ways our families shape our lives, from the award-winning author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait. On a cold February afternoon, Stella catches sight of a man she hasn't seen for many years, but instantly recognises. Or thinks she does. At the same moment on the other side of the globe, in the middle of a crowd of Chinese New Year revellers, Jake realises that things are becoming dangerous. They know nothing of one another's existence, but both Stella and Jake flee their lives: Jake in search of a place so remote it doesn't appear on any map, and Stella for a destination in Scotland, the significance of which only her sister, Nina, will understand.
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I've been a fan of Maggie O'Farrell's since I read The Hand That First Held Mine. This book was hard to find although I did locate a copy via Alibris. Her characters are always beautifully drawn and this book is no exception. She spends time with each character and then brings them together in rather inventive ways. I highly recommend this book -- it is a great read.