Persistent Rumours - Softcover
A childhood mystery has haunted James Oakley all his life: the disappearance and unexplained death of his mother far away in India. Year later, in an attempt to unlock the past, he returns with his unhappy wife Daisy to the islands where he was born, a place of treacherous seas and hurricanes, which conceals an appalling secret.
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Review:
'Langley has ... the power to portray a real sense of deeper truths about humanity within the context of a gripping and moving story’ -- Sunday Times
‘Flawless, lyrical writing and a vivid evocation of place make this a hauntingly beautiful novel’ -- Sunday Telegraph
‘Langley’s depiction of the Andaman Islands is brilliant...provocative and moving’ -- Spectator
‘The closest thing to a faultless novel that I have read in years’ -- Daily Mail
‘skilful and poignant...Langley writes with passion, verve and rare tenderness’ -- Literary Review
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‘Flawless, lyrical writing and a vivid evocation of place make this a hauntingly beautiful novel’ -- Sunday Telegraph
‘Langley’s depiction of the Andaman Islands is brilliant...provocative and moving’ -- Spectator
‘The closest thing to a faultless novel that I have read in years’ -- Daily Mail
‘skilful and poignant...Langley writes with passion, verve and rare tenderness’ -- Literary Review
'The closest thing to a faultless novel that I have read in years' Daily Mail
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0099437082
- ISBN 13 9780099437086
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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