Magnetism - Softcover

Ruth Figgest

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0995590060 ISBN 13: 9780995590069

Publisher: Myriad Editions, 2018

Synopsis

Set in the American mid and south-west, the novel opens in 1976 when the young teenage protagonist, Erica, is in a psychiatric hospital following a suicide attempt. In the present day Erica, now in her fifties, takes a phone call at work telling her that her mother has died. From this point the story moves backwards in time with each chapter shedding light - and dramatic irony - on those it follows. This mother-daughter relationship seesaws between cooperation and opposition; they are best friends and worst enemies; their conversations have an unflinching intensity and an emotional punch.

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About the Author

Ruth Figgest was born in Oxford but grew up in the USA. She had an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Sussex. Her fiction has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize five times and one of her stories, The Coffin Gate was commissioned for broadcast on Radio 4. Ruth was a clinical audiologist and a senior manager in the NHS prior to her present position as Chief Executive of a charity that runs a community centre in East Sussex. She lives in Eastbourne.

Edition details

• Publisher: Myriad Editions
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0995590060
• ISBN 13: 9780995590069
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 356