- Family secrets, Psychological fiction, Biologists, Fiction
In his first novel since "The Light of Day," the Booker Prize-winning author brilliantly distills 50 years into one suspenseful night, in an exploration of couples, parenthood, and a unique meditation on the mystery of happiness.
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Intimate, spare, grave and earnest.
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- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Graham Swift, Graham Swift
- First published
- 2007
- Pages
- 255
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Pan MacMillan, Chivers Audio Books
- Editions
- 22
- Language
- und, English
- ISBN
- 9781433203695
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