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The White City

The White City

by RomaTearne (Author), RomaTearne (Author)

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    Paperback 2017

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Synopsis

'Roma Tearne is an exquisite writer and captivating storyteller' Aminatta FornaThrough endless years of glacial winter, artist Hera has known loss: her brother's arrest and imprisonment on terrorism charges, her mother's resulting death, and the collapse of normal life in a devastated London. Her one comfort has been her relationship with Raphael. As the thaw begins, can she track down her elusive lover?

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 144
 Publisher: Aardvark Bureau
Published: 10 Oct 2017
ISBN 10: 1910709425
ISBN 13: 9781910709429
Book Overview: Advance reading copies available to reviewers and stores. Media mailing of advance reading copies to a wide range of book reviewers at national and local media, including trade journals, newspapers, magazines, websites, fan zones, literary blogs. Social media campaign to include blogs, contests and giveaways. Co-op available Promotion on the author's website romatearne.co.uk and aardvarkbureau.com

Media Reviews
'Roma Tearne is an exquisite writer and captivating storyteller' Aminatta Forna; 'Skilled and sensitive ... Tearne's training as a painter shows in the subtle descriptions that fill each page with lyrical power' Independent on Sunday; 'Tearne captures a shifting social and political landscape and questions notions of home and homeland' The Independent; 'Tearne brings her skills as a painter to her writing' Sunday Telegraph; 'She has a wonderful ability to create atmosphere.' The Times; 'Tearne charts the patterns of love and loss with beautiful prose' Sunday Times
Author Bio
Roma Tearne is a Sri Lankan-born, Oxford-based artist, film-maker and writer. Her debut novel, Mosquito, was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa First Novel Award. The Swimmer was longlisted for the Orange Prize in 2011 and Asian Man Booker in 2012.