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'Cusk can pinpoint something profound with the merest detail.'


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'A warning against idealism, brilliantly plotted and eloquently narrated.'


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'This deft, haunting work compels on every page.'


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When eighteen-year-old Michael visits the Hanbury's remote family home he is captivated by their bohemian lifestyle. Years later, when he marries the strong-willed, beautiful Rebecca, he is secretly hoping to create his own version of that free-thinking family, but after the birth of their first child, their marriage begins to flounder. The chance to escape once more to his friend's country house comes as a welcome relief, until he discovers a family changed and his own romantic notions of country life disintegrating.

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• Publication Date: December 22, 2010
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• Print Length: 244 Pages
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