Sixty years later, just before her death, Rosamond records her memories on cassettes, addressing them to a distant cousin-a near stranger-named Imogen. As Gill, her beloved niece, listens to these tapes, a heart-stopping family saga is revealed. In this masterful portrait of three generations of woman, Jonathan Coe exposes the profound reserves of hope and loss within the lives of ordinary woman.
As a young girl, Rosamond is sent to Shropshire to escape the Blitz. Here, in the countryside, she forms a close bond with her older cousin, Beatrix, a young woman haunted by anger and resentment.
Sixty years later, just before her death, Rosamond records her memories on cassettes, addressing them to a distant cousin-a near stranger-named Imogen. As Gill, her beloved niece, listens to these tapes, a heart-stopping family saga is revealed. In this masterful portrait of three generations of woman, Jonathan Coe exposes the profound reserves of hope and loss within the lives of ordinary woman.
Sixty years later, just before her death, Rosamond records her memories on cassettes, addressing them to a distant cousin-a near stranger-named Imogen. As Gill, her beloved niece, listens to these tapes, a heart-stopping family saga is revealed. In this masterful portrait of three generations of woman, Jonathan Coe exposes the profound reserves of hope and loss within the lives of ordinary woman.
- ISBN:
- 9781491532553
- 9781491532553
- Category:
- Contemporary fiction
- Format:
- CD-Audio
- Publication Date:
- 17-06-2014
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Brilliance Audio
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 171x140x19mm
- Weight:
- 0.18kg
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