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Paradise
A. L. Kennedy
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Almost forty and with nothing to show for it, Hannah Luckraft is starting to realise that her lifestyle is not sustainable. Her soul is unwell, her family is wounded, her friends are odd, her body is unreliable and her drinking is out of control. Robert, a dissolute dentist, appears to offer a love she can understand, but he may only be one more symptom of her problem. From Scotland to Dublin, from London to Montreal, to Budapest and onwards, Hannah travels in search of the ultimate altered state – her paradise.
Almost forty and with nothing to show for it, Hannah Luckraft is starting to realise that her lifestyle is not sustainable. Her soul is unwell, her family is wounded, her friends are odd, her body is unreliable and her drinking is out of control. Robert, a dissolute dentist, appears to offer a love she can understand, but he may only be one more symptom of her problem. From Scotland to Dublin, from London to Montreal, to Budapest and onwards, Hannah travels in search of the ultimate altered state – her paradise.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784870423
SKU
V9781784870423
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About A. L. Kennedy
A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards – including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in Essex.
Reviews for Paradise
A brave and uncompromising book that lingers in the mind, Paradise is A.L. Kennedy on top form
Independent
This is a narrative that will not let the reader go - One of the most linguistically inventive and captivating British writers of the age
Observer
The book sings its encapsulated pain with the effervescent energy of laughter ... Read more
Independent
This is a narrative that will not let the reader go - One of the most linguistically inventive and captivating British writers of the age
Observer
The book sings its encapsulated pain with the effervescent energy of laughter ... Read more