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Product Information
| ISBN | 9780857529817 |
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| Authors | John Boyne |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.290 |
| Publishing Date | 02/11/2023 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €15.57 |
| Tax | €0.93 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €16.50 |
| Availability | 15 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
‘A perceptive, moving exploration of guilt, grief and complicity’Sunday Express
‘Boyne does not put a foot wrong in this masterly novella’ Mail on Sunday
''An intriguing investigation of contemporary trauma... [a] short but powerful book'' Guardian
''His quietest novel... but one just as powerful as his larger canvases'' Business Post
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From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne comes a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.
The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past.
But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is, then how complicit was she in his crimes?
Escaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices she has made throughout her marriage have consequences. Here, on the island, Vanessa must reflect on what she did - and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy of finding peace at all.
Can you ever truly wash away your past?
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What readers are saying:
''A scorching, devastating tale''
''Powerful, challenging and beautifully written’
''Compelling, propulsive, and completely immersive’
''Written with the same emotional intensity and thought provoking honesty as his longer works’