The Wake
Published on 30. July 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-14-102772-2 (ISBN)
Description
A field, a perfect morning, a family destroyed in a single moment.
Every night, before he cuts the engine and lets the boat drift, Guy writes the diary of the man he should have been - of a husband with his wife and their young daughter; of a new family that may not have been perfect but who were, at least, together. And every morning, as he's rocked in his berth by the waves all around, he wakes to the memory of that fateful day and the knowledge that things can never be the same.
Embarking on a moving and eventful journey from the calm estuaries of East Anglia to the southern states of America and the storm-filled waters of the North Sea, Guy meets Marta and her daughter Rhona, who are on a life-affirming journey of their own . . .
Every night, before he cuts the engine and lets the boat drift, Guy writes the diary of the man he should have been - of a husband with his wife and their young daughter; of a new family that may not have been perfect but who were, at least, together. And every morning, as he's rocked in his berth by the waves all around, he wakes to the memory of that fateful day and the knowledge that things can never be the same.
Embarking on a moving and eventful journey from the calm estuaries of East Anglia to the southern states of America and the storm-filled waters of the North Sea, Guy meets Marta and her daughter Rhona, who are on a life-affirming journey of their own . . .
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
None
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
348 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-102772-2 (9780141027722)
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Jeremy Page is the author of Salt, which was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book and the Jelf First Novel Award. He grew up in North Norfolk and has worked as a scriptwriter and also as an editor for FilmFour and the BBC. He lives in London with his wife and two children.