They were colour-supplement darlings of the 1980s: Patrick, the sexy, ferocious young playwright, scourge of an enthralled establishment; and Sara, who abandoned her two children to fulfil her destiny as Patrick's beautiful, devoted wife and muse. Decades later, Sara's death leaves Patrick alone in their crumbling Cornwall house, with his whisky, his writer's block and his undimmed rage against the world. But bereavement is no respecter of life's estrangements, and Sara's children, Louise and Nigel, are now adults with ...
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They were colour-supplement darlings of the 1980s: Patrick, the sexy, ferocious young playwright, scourge of an enthralled establishment; and Sara, who abandoned her two children to fulfil her destiny as Patrick's beautiful, devoted wife and muse. Decades later, Sara's death leaves Patrick alone in their crumbling Cornwall house, with his whisky, his writer's block and his undimmed rage against the world. But bereavement is no respecter of life's estrangements, and Sara's children, Louise and Nigel, are now adults with memories, questions and agendas of their own. What was their mother really like? Why did she leave them? And how can Patrick carry on without the love of his life?
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Seller's Description:
This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 9781444827965.