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A Sweet Obscurity

A Sweet Obscurity

by PatrickGale (Author)

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    Paperback 2018

    $14.19
Synopsis

Bittersweet and startling, A SWEET OBSCURITY is a novel of childhood, love and the consequences of how lives are lived.

'Intriguing and impressive. A memorable study of a child forced cruelly, even tragically, to grow up too soon' Sunday Times

Since her mother's death, nine year old Dido has been living with her eccentric aunt, acting as peacekeeper between Eliza, her estranged husband Giles and his girlfriend. They are each cruelly burdened in different ways. Chance draws them down to Cornwall, where a country idyll offers to lighten their urban cares. Eliza falls in love with local farmer, Pearce, an event that causes the four adults to re-assess their lives, with some painful and unforeseen consequences for adults and child alike.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 512
 Publisher: Tinder Press
Published: 26 Jul 2018
ISBN 10: 1472255461
ISBN 13: 9781472255464

Media Reviews
Intriguing and impressive. A memorable study of a child forced cruelly, even tragically, to grow up too soon * Sunday Times *
Flawless * TLS *
A rich comedy of sexual and familial confusions...a rare and welcome fictional voice * The Times *
It amuses, startles and occasionally bewilders. A Sweet Obscurity is worth every minute of your time * Independent *
Author Bio
Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight. He spent his infancy at Wandsworth Prison, which his father governed, then grew up in Winchester before going to Oxford University. He now lives on a farm near Land's End. One of this country's best-loved novelists, his most recent works are A Perfectly Good Man, the Richard and Judy bestseller Notes From An Exhibition, and the Costa-shortlisted A Place Called Winter. His original BBC television drama, Man In An Orange Shirt, was shown to great acclaim in 2017 as part of the BBC's Queer Britannia series, leading viewers around the world to discover his novels.