The Distance Between Us
The Sunday Times Bestseller from the Author of Hamnet
Published on 27. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-0354-3008-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Sunday Times bestselling novel from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT
*Over 260,000 copies sold*
Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award
'O'Farrell writes with lyrical precision about sex, fear and sibling rivalry... graceful and hypnotic' Observer
'You care passionately about her characters . . . wildly enjoyable' The Times
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On a cold London afternoon Stella encounters a man she has not seen for many years, whose face she instantly recognises - or thinks she does. At exactly the same moment, in Hong Kong, Jake is realising that the crowd around him, celebrating Chinese New Year, is about to turn dangerous.
They know nothing of each other's existence, but both flee their lives: Jake in search of a place so remote it doesn't appear on any map, and Stella for a destination in Scotland, the significance of which only her sister, Nina, will understand.
Gripping, insightful and deft, The Distance Between Us is a haunting story of the way families shape our lives.
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'Masterly and multi-layered. Terrific' Cressida Connolly, Daily Telegraph
'A compulsively readable tale of star-crossed lovers and secretive siblings' Elle
'Spooky and tender, with a dizzying twist' Daily Mail
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? What readers are saying; ?
'Addictive - you simply must know what happens next' ? ? ? ? ?
'I was totally absorbed by all the characters and cared passionately about them' ? ? ? ? ?
'If in doubt... read this book! I absolutely adored it!!' ? ? ? ? ?
*Over 260,000 copies sold*
Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award
'O'Farrell writes with lyrical precision about sex, fear and sibling rivalry... graceful and hypnotic' Observer
'You care passionately about her characters . . . wildly enjoyable' The Times
_____
On a cold London afternoon Stella encounters a man she has not seen for many years, whose face she instantly recognises - or thinks she does. At exactly the same moment, in Hong Kong, Jake is realising that the crowd around him, celebrating Chinese New Year, is about to turn dangerous.
They know nothing of each other's existence, but both flee their lives: Jake in search of a place so remote it doesn't appear on any map, and Stella for a destination in Scotland, the significance of which only her sister, Nina, will understand.
Gripping, insightful and deft, The Distance Between Us is a haunting story of the way families shape our lives.
_____
'Masterly and multi-layered. Terrific' Cressida Connolly, Daily Telegraph
'A compulsively readable tale of star-crossed lovers and secretive siblings' Elle
'Spooky and tender, with a dizzying twist' Daily Mail
_____
? What readers are saying; ?
'Addictive - you simply must know what happens next' ? ? ? ? ?
'I was totally absorbed by all the characters and cared passionately about them' ? ? ? ? ?
'If in doubt... read this book! I absolutely adored it!!' ? ? ? ? ?
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
334 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0354-3008-6 (9781035430086)
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11/2009
Tinder Press
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Person
Maggie O'Farrell is the author of HAMNET, Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020, and the memoir I AM, I AM, I AM, both Sunday Times no. 1 bestsellers. Her novels include AFTER YOU'D GONE, MY LOVER'S LOVER, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, THE VANISHING ACT OF ESME LENNOX, THE HAND THAT FIRST HELD MINE, which won the 2010 Costa Novel Award, INSTRUCTIONS FOR A HEATWAVE, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT, which was shortlisted for the Women's Prize. She is also the author of three books for children, WHERE SNOW ANGELS GO, THE BOY WHO LOST HIS SPARK and WHEN THE STAMMER CAME TO STAY. She lives in Edinburgh.