Fault Lines
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Atlantic Books
Published:1st Jul '08
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Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2008, and winner of the Prix Femina 2006. No child can know the secrets of the past...
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2008, and winner of the Prix Femina 2006.
No child can know the secrets of the past...
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2008
Winner of the Prix Femina 2006
Narrated by four children from different generations of the same family, Fault Lines is a tale of a present haunted by the past. Moving from California to New York, from Haifa to Toronto and Munich, its stories unwind back through the years until, reaching the Second World War, the devastating secret at the heart of the family's history is finally revealed.
Domestic in focus and epic in scope, Fault Lines is a poignant and captivating piece of storytelling, revealing what can happen when past and present collide...
Savour it: you'll regret it if you don't. * Sydney Morning Herald *
Glittering... Accomplished -- Joanna Briscoe * Guardian *
Masterful; the language is direct and arresting; the story is engaging to the end. It's both a very human story and a novel of ideas, and it's challenging on both levels. * Globe and Mail *
An intelligent, emotional read. * Eve *
ISBN: 9781843548522
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 27mm
Weight: 303g
320 pages
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