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Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper
To love someone, need you know everything about them? When Alice and Joseph meet, they fall quickly into a tentative but serious relationship. She is a nurse, he a painter and decorator; both are still young and hopeful of each other, but each brings with them an emotional burden. Alice's father has been a yawning absence all her life, and her beloved grandmother - who helped raise her - has recently died. For his part, Joseph refuses to speak about his army experiences in Northern Ireland and Alice suspects that his general reticence hides an even more deeply troubled past. ... Read more
To love someone, need you know everything about them? When Alice and Joseph meet, they fall quickly into a tentative but serious relationship. She is a nurse, he a painter and decorator; both are still young and hopeful of each other, but each brings with them an emotional burden. Alice's father has been a yawning absence all her life, and her beloved grandmother - who helped raise her - has recently died. For his part, Joseph refuses to speak about his army experiences in Northern Ireland and Alice suspects that his general reticence hides an even more deeply troubled past. ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
William Heinemann
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780434011865
SKU
KSG0015516
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Rachel Seiffert
The daughter of an Australian father and a German mother, Rachel Seoffert was born in Oxford and lives in London. She is the author the Booker-shortlisted novel The Dark Room and an acclaimed collection of short stories, Field Study. She was named one of Granta's 'Best of Young British' and one of 25 women writers to watch in the 'Orange ... Read more
Reviews for Afterwards
"'Contains vast themes of war and kinship, grief and terror, love and trust. This is the short story at its best.' Sunday Times
'Seiffert is a writer of great delicacy and toughness... There's nothing frail about Field Study, which is immensely strong and proves in itself the happiest of outcomes - good story begetting good story after good story.' ... Read more
'Seiffert is a writer of great delicacy and toughness... There's nothing frail about Field Study, which is immensely strong and proves in itself the happiest of outcomes - good story begetting good story after good story.' ... Read more