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Description for Mainlander
Hardcover. The thrilling debut from comedy writer and stand up star, Will Smith - a novel about loneliness, about not belonging and about the corroding effects of keeping secrets. 'John le Carre meets 'Middlemarch' Independent Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 442. Some light shelf wear else as new.
The thrilling debut from comedy writer and stand up star, Will Smith – a novel about loneliness, about not belonging and about the corroding effects of keeping secrets.
`John le Carré meets 'Middlemarch’ Independent
`We're on an island. Know what that means? Surrounded by water. No way off it. So he's not really missing. He's just not where he's supposed to be.'
Jersey 1987.
An island wrapped in secrets.
A ... Read more
And a Great Storm brewing.
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Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007594269
SKU
KTG0003613
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Will Smith
Will Smith is a writer on the multi-award winning television shows Veep and The Thick Of It, in which he also appeared as hapless Tory researcher Phil Smith. He spent his formative years in Jersey, and now lives in London.
Reviews for Mainlander
`John le Carré meets 'Middlemarch' … a terrific yarn … an assured debut … The most pertinent comparison might be to Broadchurch. Like the ITV thriller, it grips like Velcro … it is unusually vivid – all windy cliffs, extravagant homes and cheesy hotel bars, set against an Eighties soundtrack of Paul Simon and Dire Straits’ Independent ... Read more