Grace and Truth

A wry, dark novel of secrets and betrayal

Jennifer Johnston (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2005
Headline Review (Verlag)
9780747267522 (ISBN)

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A deceptively simple yet acute study of a family with a dark secret at its heart, from one of Ireland's best-loved writers

'A quietly incisive book that opens wounds where none were known' Irish Independent

Sally, a successful actress, returns to her house in Goatstown from a European tour, just wanting to rest and to see her husband, Charlie, again.

When Charlie announces that he's leaving her, Sally angrily forces him to pack his bags at once. But maybe, she wonders later, she really is too hard to live with? Hoping for some glimmer of insight into the family secrets that have always dogged her, Sally turns to her grandfather, the frosty old Bishop she has never really known.

'This is a carefully crafted story... the structure is masterly, and the writing pungent' Penelope Lively, The Sunday Times

What readers said about GRACE AND TRUTH:

'Brilliant, a beautifully written story with a real twist' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'It was beautifully written with understanding' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Jennifer Johnston, who died in 2025, was one of the foremost Irish writers of her, or any generation. She was awarded the Whitbread Prize (THE OLD JEST), the Evening Standard Best First Novel Award (for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS), the Yorkshire Post Award, Best Book of the Year (twice, for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS and HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?). She was also been shortlisted for the Booker Prize with SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.11.2005
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	131 x 198 mm
Gewicht	184 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch
ISBN-13	9780747267522 / 9780747267522
Zustand	Neuware