A superbly page-turning novel about modern parenthood and its pitfalls
Is Emilia the wicked stepmother incarnate?
Passionately in love with her husband, Emilia has a secret, guilty loathing for her precocious little stepson, William - a forty-year-old in a five-year-old's body, whom she picks up from nursery every Wednesday afternoon. He is lactose intolerant, she feeds him dairy products; he mustn't get cold, she pushes him - accidentally - into the pond in Central Park. How can she forgive William for living, when her own cherished child has gone?
'Moving and darkly funny, romantic, shocking, painful page-turner...says something new and interesting about women, families and love' New York Times
'One moment I was laughing out loud..the next I had tears pouring down...whether you're a parent or not, you can't fail to be moved' Daily Express
- ISBN:
- 9780552772921
- 9780552772921
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Category:
- Contemporary fiction
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
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01-12-2006
- Publisher:
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 336
- Dimensions (mm):
- 198x127x21mm
- Weight:
- 0.23kg
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