AN EQUAL STILLNESS by Francesca Kay ( 9780753825655 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

AN EQUAL STILLNESS
WINNER OF THE ORANGE AWARD FOR NEW WRITERS 2009

By:

Francesca Kay

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0753825651

ISBN 13:

9780753825655

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Publisher:

ORION PUBLISHING CO

Pub. date:

3 August, 2009

Pages:

336

Description:

An outstanding debut novel about the conflicts of creativity and family and a love affair that survives against all the odds.

Synopsis:

Winner of the Orange Award for New Writers 2009Artist, lover, wife, mother: can one woman be them all?Born in 1924, Jennet Mallow grew up with a disillusioned mother and a father haunted by memories of war. But Jennet has a talent - and a passion - for art. When she meets the handsome painter David Heaton they begin a tempestuous affair which takes them from the dank terraces of London to a bohemian artistic community in St Ives. But as Jennet's career flourishes, her relationship with David suffers - with potentially tragic consequences . . . 'The most beautiful, accomplished debut I have read for a long time . . . It is a powerful novel by a supremely talented artist' OBSERVER 'Enchanting . . . exquisitely written' DAILY EXPRESS'A masterful portrait of a woman forging an unexpectedly dazzling career against the backdrop of familial duty' EASY LIVING

Publication:

Imprint:

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Prizes:

Short-listed for Independent Booksellers Award 2010 (UK) Short-listed for Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Book (Europe and South Long-listed for Authors Club Best First Novel 2010 (UK)

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Returnable

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