Sunset

Sunset

by Celia Brayfield (Author)

Synopsis

Placido's Beach Bar, the ultimate beach bar - although there is no beach at the end of the bay and few let their dreams bring them to this one-boat fishing village. Kim has come to Placido's to watch the sun set, to wait for her lover, and to understand the instability of all that seems stable. Kim's life started before she was ready and ran out of control into tragedy. She came through with the help of her friend, vibrant, fascinating Stella; now there is also Matthew, Kim's lover, a creature of true instinct but deceptive beauty. A woman, her lover and her friend; sacred bonds or the random choice of destiny? The island Los Alcazares, a scrap of desert in the sub-tropical Atlantic, a place of fantastic dreams and immeasurable secrets, of strange energies and violent events. Its people are fugitives, hedonists and visionaries, a mulinational community of refugees from reality. Among them a death has occured, a death for which both Stella and Matthew may be responsible. Written with profound passion and great precision, SUNSET, is haunting, vivid and a novel of paradoxes - trust and mystery, faith and knowledge, fate and love. The most ambitious work yet from a supremely perceptive and compelling modern writer.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 20 May 1999

ISBN 10: 0316646857
ISBN 13: 9780316646857

Media Reviews
'Brayfield is a fine prose stylist; her characterisation is good, as is the sense of place.' SUNDAY TIMES 'Part love story, part mystery, this spirited tale of survival will keep you guessing until the very end. Pack SUNSET alongside your factor 15, or better, save it for your return.' DAILY MAIL 'Told with great skill and masterful timing.' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Brayfield tells a tense story, which show flashes of her characteristic humour.' WOMAN AND HOME 'Brayfield shows why she's so well regarded...A complex and cleverly written book.' IMAGE MAGAZINE 'Brayfield skillfully juggles the themes of passion and betrayal while racking up the tension in this romantic mystery.' MAIL ON SUNDAY
Author Bio
Celia Brayfield is the author of five best-selling novels. Her non-fiction includes BESTSELLER, about writing fiction and she is a prolific journalist. She lives in West London with her daughter, Chloe.