
A Perfect Life
Raffaella Barker(Author)
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Will be published approx. on 8. May 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-4088-5071-8 (ISBN)
Description
An elegant reissue of the classic novel
'Charming ... Engrossing' Sunday Times
'Beautifully poignant, insightful and grown-up' Mirror
The Stone family live a fairy-tale existence in their home in rural Norfolk, complete with adorable children, glamorous parents and postcard-perfect seaside picnics. Nick, Angel and their family lead a charmed life. And yet beneath the surface all is not as it seems.
Why is Nick away so often? Where is the laughter? And what is happening to the children?
We all want a perfect life, but at what price?
'Charming ... Engrossing' Sunday Times
'Beautifully poignant, insightful and grown-up' Mirror
The Stone family live a fairy-tale existence in their home in rural Norfolk, complete with adorable children, glamorous parents and postcard-perfect seaside picnics. Nick, Angel and their family lead a charmed life. And yet beneath the surface all is not as it seems.
Why is Nick away so often? Where is the laughter? And what is happening to the children?
We all want a perfect life, but at what price?
Reviews / Votes
Charming ... Engrossing * Sunday Times * Profound * The Times * Thoughtful and richly evocative * Marie Claire * Beautifully poignant, insightful and grown-up * Mirror * Evocatively written, provocatively pitched, it tells how time can pick away at the fabric of relationships * Good Housekeeping * Portrayed with compassion and sharp precision * Woman and Home * A classic novel of mid-life crisis * Independent *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
246 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-5071-8 (9781408850718)
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Raffaella Barker
A Perfect Life
E-Book
01/2014
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Paperbacks
€10.49
Available for download
Person
Raffaella Barker, daughter of the poet George Barker, was born and brought up in the Norfolk countryside. She is the author of seven acclaimed novels: Come and Tell Me Some Lies, The Hook, Hens Dancing, Summertime, Green Grass, A Perfect Life and Poppyland. She has also written a novel for young adults, Phosphorescence. She is a regular contributor to the Sunday Times and the Sunday Telegraph, and teaches on the Literature and Creative Writing BA at the University of East Anglia and the Guardian UEA Novel Writing Masterclass. Raffaella Barker lives by the sea in north Norfolk.
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