Everything You Need

Everything You Need

by A . L . Kennedy (Author)

Synopsis

Nathan Staples is consumed by loathing and love in roughly equal measures. Frustrated by his life and the way he lives it, he is sustained only by his passionate devotion for his estranged wife and their teenage daughter, Mary. When Nathan contrives to have Mary invited to the island where he lives in retreat, he sets in motion the possiblity of telling her he is her father, and becoming whole and complete and alive again.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 04 May 2000

ISBN 10: 0099730618
ISBN 13: 9780099730613
Book Overview: 'This woman is a profound writer. If you are at all interested in contemporary fiction, this is work you must not miss.' Richard Ford

Media Reviews
Full of the wittiest and most profound writing by one of the most accomplished authors in the UK. -- Debbie Taylor * Culture (Newcastle Journal) *
Magnificent. A wonderful and highly distinctive book * Sunday Tribune *
Kennedy has an exceptional gift for empathy and insight * Scotland on Sunday *
Completely wonderful. Grimly funny, wonderfully wise and ravishingly written * Glasgow Herald *
Author Bio
A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards - including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in London and is a part-time lecturer in creative writing at Warwick University.