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To celebrate her son's thirteenth birthday, Joan, a beautiful single mother, treats John to a trip to London, but a wrong turn while driving around the city has profound and devastating repercussions for both Joan and her son. A first novel. 15,000 first printing.
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‘A powerful, heartwarming story about how mother and son try to piece together their lives ... and overcome devastating psychological damage’ -- DAILY MAIL
‘A story about a mother’s love for her son, and the persistence of a dream ... Hardy keeps you hooked from the start. A well crafted, consistent debut’ -- ARENA magazine
‘A truly wonderful book; a heart-rending, heart-lifting tribute to many kinds of love’ -- TIME OUT
‘Assured and uplifting ... spare and poetic. This haunting and tear-jerking novel will stay with you long after you’ve read the last page’ -- GLAMOUR magazine
‘Her writing is beautiful - Anita Shreve comes to mind as a comparison. Aesthetically, a pleasing experience’ -- THE TIMES
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‘A story about a mother’s love for her son, and the persistence of a dream ... Hardy keeps you hooked from the start. A well crafted, consistent debut’ -- ARENA magazine
‘A truly wonderful book; a heart-rending, heart-lifting tribute to many kinds of love’ -- TIME OUT
‘Assured and uplifting ... spare and poetic. This haunting and tear-jerking novel will stay with you long after you’ve read the last page’ -- GLAMOUR magazine
‘Her writing is beautiful - Anita Shreve comes to mind as a comparison. Aesthetically, a pleasing experience’ -- THE TIMES
Jules Hardy was born in Bristol and grew up in and around London. Following graduation she had a number of jobs, including cleaning, labouring, tutoring, mobile fish-mongering and freelance publishing work. She is a trained carpenter and now works as a teacher in Bristol. After publishing several short stories, Altered Land is her first novel.
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- PublisherArcade Pub
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1559706422
- ISBN 13 9781559706421
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages324
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