A Sweet Obscurity - Softcover

Gale, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1472255461 ISBN 13: 9781472255464

Publisher: Tinder Press, 2018

Synopsis

Bittersweet and startling, A SWEET OBSCURITY is a novel of childhood, love and the consequences of how lives are lived.

'Intriguing and impressive. A memorable study of a child forced cruelly, even tragically, to grow up too soon' Sunday Times

Since her mother's death, nine year old Dido has been living with her eccentric aunt, acting as peacekeeper between Eliza, her estranged husband Giles and his girlfriend. They are each cruelly burdened in different ways. Chance draws them down to Cornwall, where a country idyll offers to lighten their urban cares. Eliza falls in love with local farmer, Pearce, an event that causes the four adults to re-assess their lives, with some painful and unforeseen consequences for adults and child alike.

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Review:

Intriguing and impressive. A memorable study of a child forced cruelly, even tragically, to grow up too soon (Sunday Times)

Flawless (TLS)

A rich comedy of sexual and familial confusions...a rare and welcome fictional voice (The Times)

It amuses, startles and occasionally bewilders. A Sweet Obscurity is worth every minute of your time (Independent)

Book Description:

A bittersweet novel of childhood, love and the consequences of how lives are lived - 'Gale's talent is undeniable' Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Tinder Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1472255461
• ISBN 13: 9781472255464
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512