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Road Ends
Mary Lawson
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Description for Road Ends
Paperback. Megan Cartwright has never been outside the small town she was born in but one winter's day in 1966 she leaves everything behind and sets out for London. Ahead of her is a glittering new life, just waiting for her to claim it. But left behind, her family begins to unravel. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Discover this powerful novel about a family falling apart, from the Booker Longlisted author of A TOWN CALLED SOLACE
'Tender and surprising... A vivid and evocative tale' New York Times
Twenty-one-year-old Megan Cartwright has never been outside the small town she was born in but one winter's day in 1966 she leaves everything behind and sets out for London. Ahead of her is a glittering new life, just waiting for her to claim it.
But left behind, her family begins to unravel. Disturbing letters from home begin to arrive and torn between her independence and family ties, Megan must make an impossible choice.
'Every bit as good as I expected. A heart-aching and beautifully written story of a family falling apart' Woman and Home
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
274g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099587293
SKU
V9780099587293
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About Mary Lawson
Mary Lawson's first novel, Crow Lake, was loved by critics and readers all over the world; it was translated into 25 languages and published in 28 countries. It was a New York Times bestseller, won the McKitterick Prize and spent 75 weeks on the bestseller lists in her native Canada. Her second novel, The Other Side of the Bridge, was longlisted for the Booker Prize and selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club. Road Ends, published in 2014, was described by the New York Times as 'tender and surprising . . . a vivid and evocative tale'. A Town Called Solace, published to critical acclaim in February 2021, was an instant bestseller in her native Canada. Mary came to England in the 1960s, and lives in Kingston-upon-Thames. www.marylawson.ca
Reviews for Road Ends
Tender and surprising… A vivid and evocative tale
New York Times
Subtle but gripping... Beautifully written, with the locations brilliantly evoked
Francesca Cookney
Sunday Mirror
Road Ends is beautifully written, evocative and tender. It will haunt you long after you’ve finished it and leave you impatient for more
Richenda Miers
Country Life
Austere, humane and accomplished, Road Ends depicts a wilderness of the heart through which some roads pass
Richard Greene
Literary Review
Lawson grasps the anguished allure of family life played out against the vast, wintry backdrop of the Canadian landscape. Deftly she keeps our interest by dividing up the chapters between the characters to give shifting points of view on some universal themes
Rosanna Greenstreet
Richmond Magazine
New York Times
Subtle but gripping... Beautifully written, with the locations brilliantly evoked
Francesca Cookney
Sunday Mirror
Road Ends is beautifully written, evocative and tender. It will haunt you long after you’ve finished it and leave you impatient for more
Richenda Miers
Country Life
Austere, humane and accomplished, Road Ends depicts a wilderness of the heart through which some roads pass
Richard Greene
Literary Review
Lawson grasps the anguished allure of family life played out against the vast, wintry backdrop of the Canadian landscape. Deftly she keeps our interest by dividing up the chapters between the characters to give shifting points of view on some universal themes
Rosanna Greenstreet
Richmond Magazine