A Change of Climate - Softcover

Mantel, Hilary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805052054 ISBN 13: 9780805052053

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co (P), 1997

Synopsis

Set in Norfolk in 1980 but with flashbacks to South Africa and Bechuanaland of the 1960s. Ralph and Anna are "do-gooders". They run a trust for young people and take offenders into their home. But they harbour a secret: in Africa, years before, their son had been abducted, his body never found.

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Review:

‘A beautifully crafted novel’ Guardian

‘There are very few novels that not only bristle with ideas but leave you asking questions about those ideas, again and again, your world turned upside down. Mantel has managed to do this.’ Sunday Times

‘The best book she’s written ... She writes about punishing subjects so freshly it is as if they had never been written about before.’ Observer

‘It has the tension of a first-rate thriller and the breadth of a family saga ... Its compassion and its intellectual energy mark her as the novelist of her generation who will achieve a lasting greatness.’ Literary Review

‘A complex and highly intelligent portrayal of injustice, bereavement and the loss of faith ... Hilary Mantel has created that rare thing, a page-turner with a profound moral dimension.’ Daily Telegraph

‘A work of exquisite craftsmanship that asks enormous questions.’ Independent

About the Author:

Hilary Mantel is the author of thirteen books , including A PLACE OF GREATER SAFETY, BEYOND BLACK, and the memoir GIVING UP THE GHOST. Her two most recent novels, WOLF HALL and its sequel BRING UP THE BODIES have both been awarded The Man Booker Prize – an unprecedented achievement.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co (P)
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0805052054
• ISBN 13: 9780805052053
• Binding: Paperback