CD Edition
by Clare Morrall
narrated by Lorraine Coady
Genre: Modern Fiction
Age Group: Adult
Book Reference: RTL1175
ISBN: 978 1 4074 2401 9
Duration: 13h (approx.) on 12 CDs
Publication Date: August 2008
The world is a puzzling, sometimes frightening place for Jessica Fontaine. As a child she only finds contentment in playing the piano and wandering alone in the empty spaces of Audlands Hall, the dilapidated country house where she grows up.
Twenty-five years later, divorced, with her son still living at home, Jessica remains preoccupied by the desire to create space around her. Then her volatile ex-husband reappears, the first of several surprises that both transform Jessica's present and give her a startling new perspective on the past...
Financial Times
“An impressive fictional feat.”
Independent
“An enjoyable, engrossing read.”