Out of Sight
Published on 1. September 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-85738-316-7 (ISBN)
Description
Who pays the price once tragedy strikes? In a small French town, Leonie is intrigued by a withdrawn Englishman who calls himself Patrice. He lives in a house inherited from his grandmother. He has no wife, no child, and refuses ever to get inside a car. Patrice tells Leonie little about his past, but she's certain her love will heal his emotional scars. Too late, she discovers that, five years before, Patrice was living in Brighton. He was called Patrick, and he had a wife and son. Until, one hot summer day, a moment of fatal forgetfulness changed his life forever.
Reviews / Votes
'She slackens and tightens tension with perfect timing ... a very good read ... a gripping tale' Literary Review. 'A generous, moving and well-crafted novel, where food, France and feelings are all tenderly evoked' A N Wilson, Readers' Digest. 'Isabelle Grey is good at ratcheting up tension ... well-crafted ... The subject matter is fascinating' Daily Mail. 'In her portrait of a damaged man's journey towards redemption, Isabelle Grey builds the emotional suspense with white-hot intensity and truthfulness' Elizabeth Buchan. 'An engrossing psychological portrait of a deeply damaged man and of the women who try to love him' N J Cooper. 'This compelling psychological novel explores how the restorative power of love can, in time, begin to heal' Good Book Guide. 'Clever and utterly original. This debut plays on a parent's greatest fear' Irish Examiner. 'One of the many pleasures of the novel is its extremely skilful building of narrative, and emotional, tension' Charles Lambert. 'The reader is taken on a psychological and very emotional journey alongside these brilliantly portrayed characters' Jera's Jamboree.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85738-316-7 (9780857383167)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Isabelle Grey is a television screenwriter. Author of The Bad Mother, she has also written non-fiction and been a magazine editor and freelance journalist. She grew up in Manchester and lives in north London.