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- Book Synopsis
- In this acclaimed memoir from the award-winning author of Fragrant Harbour and Capital, John Lanchester pieces together his family's past and uncovers their extraordinary secrets - from his grandparents' life in colonial Rhodesia to his mother's time as a nun - with clear-eyed compassion. A true story of family intrigues, of secrets and lies, as they unfold across three generations.
- About The Author
- John Lanchester was born in Hamburg, grew up in Hong Kong, and lives in London. He has written six works of fiction and four of non-fiction. His books have won the Hawthornden Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award, the E. M. Forster Award and the Premi Llibreter, been longlisted for the Booker Prize and translated into twenty-five languages. The television mini-series of his novel Capital won an International Emmy Award. He is a contributing editor to the London Review of Books and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780571234431
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, (03 April 2008)
- Number of Pages
- 394
- Weight
- 315 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 126 x 25 mm
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