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Description for Reckless
Hardcover. Set during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, Reckless is a compelling novel of life in the shadow of impending nuclear war. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 802.
1945. The Second World War has gone on too long. Shops are closed 'for the duration'. Trains run a restricted service 'for the duration'. Life has paused, for the duration. A little girl, Pamela, is growing up fast. A young Englishman, Rupert Blundell, vows there'll be no more wars. Both are waiting for their lives to begin. Then comes Hiroshima. Finally, devastatingly, the war is over. 1962. Rupert is now strategic advisor to Lord Mountbatten, and his close confidant. Pamela is eighteen and has moved to London, eager for love and experience of every kind. There'll be parties at Cliveden, ... Read more
1945. The Second World War has gone on too long. Shops are closed 'for the duration'. Trains run a restricted service 'for the duration'. Life has paused, for the duration. A little girl, Pamela, is growing up fast. A young Englishman, Rupert Blundell, vows there'll be no more wars. Both are waiting for their lives to begin. Then comes Hiroshima. Finally, devastatingly, the war is over. 1962. Rupert is now strategic advisor to Lord Mountbatten, and his close confidant. Pamela is eighteen and has moved to London, eager for love and experience of every kind. There'll be parties at Cliveden, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782066422
SKU
9781782066422
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Ref
99-2
About William Nicholson
William Nicholson grew up in Sussex and was educated at Downside School and Christ's College, Cambridge. His plays for television include Shadowlands and Life Story, both of which won the BAFTA Best Television Drama award of their year. His first play, an adaptation of Shadowlands for stage, was Evening Standard's Best Play of 1990. He was co-writer on the film ... Read more
Reviews for Reckless
'An explosively interesting novel I found hard to put down' Wendy Holden, Daily Mail.
Daily Mail
'Effortless brilliance' Daily Express.
Daily Express
'Nicholson draws his narrative strands together in a most entertaining fashion' The Times.
The Times
'Nicholson is excellent at dialogue and his eye for period detail is almost as good' Spectator.
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Daily Mail
'Effortless brilliance' Daily Express.
Daily Express
'Nicholson draws his narrative strands together in a most entertaining fashion' The Times.
The Times
'Nicholson is excellent at dialogue and his eye for period detail is almost as good' Spectator.
... Read more