The Forrests
by Emily Perkins
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1408809230
- ISBN 13
- 9781408809235
- Seller
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Wellington, New Zealand
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About This Item
Through the wilderness of a commune, to falling in love, to early marriage and motherhood, from the glorious anguish of parenting to the loss of everything worked for and the unexpected return of love, Dorothy is swept along by time. Her family looms and recedes; revelations come to light; death changes everything, but somehow life remains as potent as it ever was, and the joy in just being won't let her go.
In a narrative that shifts and moves, growing as wild as the characters, The Forrests is an extraordinary literary achievement. A novel that sings with colour and memory, it speaks of family and time, dysfunction, ageing and loneliness, about heat, youth, and how life can change if 'you're lucky enough to be around for it'."
Synopsis
Emily Perkins is the author of Not Her Real Name , a collection of short stories which won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, and the novels Leave Before You Go , The New Girl and, most recently, Novel About My Wife , winner of the Believer Award. Emily Perkins lives in New Zealand.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Last Word (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3041
- Title
- The Forrests
- Author
- Emily Perkins
- Format/Binding
- Card_book
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1408809230
- ISBN 13
- 9781408809235
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2012
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