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In April 1946 Michael, a soldier, returns, to Southampton on a troop ship, brutalised by war and unable to face the life that awaits him. Impulsively, he boards a train to the western tip of Cornwall and in doing so, changes his destiny. More than half a century later, Kit, an enigmatic stranger arrives in Norfolk to take up an unwanted inheritance -a decommissioned lighthouse. Content with his existence, Kit doesn't wish to see anything the lighthouse's beam illuminates. But the choice is out of his hands. Mother of three Luisa is faltering in the flow of her life; as her children begin to fly the nest she feels suspended, without direction. But when Kit and Luisa meet, neither can escape the inevitability of Michael's split-second decision at the Southampton docks.
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Raffaella Barker, daughter of the poet George Barker, was born and brought up in the Norfolk countryside. She is the author of seven acclaimed novels: Come and Tell Me Some Lies, The Hook, Hens Dancing, Summertime, Green Grass, A Perfect Life and Poppyland. She has also written a novel for young adults, Phosphorescence. She is a regular contributor to the Sunday Times and the Sunday Telegraph, and teaches on the Literature and Creative Writing BA at the University of East Anglia and the Guardian UEA Novel Writing Masterclass. Raffaella Barker lives by the sea in north Norfolk. www.raffaellabarker.co.uk @raffaellabarker
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One of the cleverest and freshest of British novelists * Daily Mail * I love Raffaella Barker's books * Maggie O'Farrell * She writes beautifully...Combining, with apparent ease, emotion and admirable precision * Independent on Sunday * Glittering prose * Financial Times * Raffaella Barker is a writer of talent * Times Literary Supplement * To write well and with such open-hearted affection is an achievement * Observer *
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. One of Britains favourite chroniclers of life and the rural dream returns with a compelling story of a family divided by war'Wonderful writer . Incredible books' David Baldacci, New York Times'She writes beautifully . Combining, with apparent ease, emotion and admirable precision' Independent on SundayBruised and brutalised by war, Michael returns to England on a troop ship, unable to face the life that awaits him at home. Impulsively he boards a train heading to the western tip of Cornwall. In doing so he changes his destiny.More than fifty years later, Kit, a charming stranger, arrives in a coastal Norfolk village to take up his inheritance a decommissioned lighthouse, half hidden in the shadows of the past. Meanwhile Luisa falters in the flow of her life as her children begin to fly the nest and she is left suspended, without direction. When Kit and Luisa meet, neither can escape the consequences of Michaels split-second decision made all those decades ago. Bruised and brutalised by war, Michael returns to England on a troop ship, unable to face the life that awaits him at home. Impulsively he boards a train heading to the western tip of Cornwall. In doing so he changes his destiny. More than fifty years later, Kit, a charming stranger, arrives in a coastal Norfolk village to take up his inheritance - a decommissioned lighthouse, half hidden in the shadows of the past. Meanwhile Luisa falters in the flow of her life as her children begin to fly the nest and she is left suspended, without direction. When Kit and Luisa meet, neither can escape the consequences of Michael's split-second decision made all those decades ago. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781408854150
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