A Stranger City : Winner of the Wingate Literary Prize 2020 Paperback / softback
by Linda Grant
Paperback / softback
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WINNER OF THE WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE 2020When a dead body is found in the Thames, caught in the chains of HMS Belfast, it begins a search for a missing woman.
A policeman, a documentary film-maker and an Irish nurse named Chrissie all respond to the death of the unknown woman in their own ways.
London is a place of random meetings, shifting relationships - and some, like Chrissie, intersect with many.
The wonderful Linda Grant weaves a tale around ideas of home; how London can be a place of exile or expulsion, how home can be a physical place or an idea, how all our lives intersect. 'Reminds us of the depth and strength of the communities that are our beloved London.
Thank you' Philippe Sands'There's a Dickensian quality to the opening scene and yet it's one of the most bitingly contemporary publications of the year - a shifting, polyphonic narrative' Hephzibah Anderson, Mail on Sunday'There is a richness in this novel, found in a migrant experience that is deeply embedded rather than distinct from its environment... a compelling read' Jake Arnott, Guardian'The novel is fleet-footed... the way even the minor characters flare into life gives the novel richness and depth... a novel fit for shifting, uncertain times' Suzi Feay, Financial Times
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication Date:13/08/2020
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- ISBN:9780349010489
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:336 pages
- Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication Date:13/08/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780349010489