The Space Between
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Published:17th Feb '11
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
From the critically acclaimed author, a stylish and compelling novel about a woman making a new life for herself.
A compelling, poignant and ultimately uplifting novel about a woman at a turning point in her life...
'Pacy and occasionally steamy ... perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon' YOU MAGAZINE
'A beautifully written tale ... 4 Stars' DAILY MAIL
'Billington's perceptive portrait of the complications of modern life is a Jane Austen for the 21st century' GOOD BOOK GUIDE
'She is in the front rank of those who write of women's lives' THE TABLET
Alice Lightfoot is far too young to be a widow and a grandmother. Perhaps she'd been too young to be a wife, although she was happy enough at the time. Now, nearly three years after her husband's death, the world suddenly seems to be changing.
Her daughter expects Alice's life to revolve around her grandchild, Lily, and everyone else seems to think that Alice must be looking for a new husband - after all, she's such a WIFE. There doesn't seem to be space to decide what Alice wants for herself: does she want a man around, or would independence give her the full life she craves?
Alice is a woman at a turning-point, coming out from the protection of a long marriage into the hurly-burly of the wider world. She has far-reaching choices to make and the seriously unexpected to face...
A beautifully written tale ... 4 Stars * WOMAN'S OWN *
One hallmark of a Billington book is elegant, apparently effortless plotting. ... THE SPACE BETWEEN, told with wit and insight, leaves an overall effect that is light but never lightweight * INDEPENDENT *
Billington's perceptive portrait of the complications of modern life is a Jane Austen for the 21st century * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
This is a good story, told by a sympathetic, compassionate and wise writer ... this leaves one full of admiration for the author: she is in the front rank of those who write of women's lives * THE TABLET *
Despite its pacy and occasionally steamycontent, this is a quaint, laid-back novel perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon * YOU MAGAZINE *
When the denouement finally comes, with bullets and literal cliffhangers, I was unaccountably reminded of hours of enjoyment reading about the famous five on Kirrin Island, although Rachel Billington's heroine has graduated from lashings of ginger beer to glasses of champagne and from egg sandwiches to seabass. Nevertheless, the same sense of enjoyment in both skullduggery and the good things in life remain * SPECTATOR *
ISBN: 9780752859323
Dimensions: 132mm x 200mm x 22mm
Weight: 222g
320 pages