The Violet Hour
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:2nd Jul '15
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Cassandra Green has everything - beauty, wealth, a loving husband and a clever daughter. But is it enough?
Cassandra and her husband Abe are on the deck of their boat on a summer afternoon in the San Francisco Bay. There is a terrible row. Cassandra has been unfaithful. Again. In a fit of rage, Abe throws himself off the boat.
So begins The Violet Hour, an unsettling story of a marriage, of rich lives and the American dream, squandered. In this mesmerising novel, Katherine Hill reveals our darkest desires and how we can so easily tear the threads of the perfect life.
A rewarding family sagareminiscent of Anne Tyler's novels . . . Wonderfully witty * Washington Post *
Hill handles the intimacy of family ties with care and tenderness . . . Readers who enjoyed Jonathan Franzen's Freedom will relate as Hill's characters similarly and systematically unravel from each other * Booklist *
An affecting tale about decent but flawed people * Publishers Weekly *
The Violet Hour succeeds in nearly every measure . . . the story of this family - at once alien and familiar, pitiable and impressive - is rendered with candor and economy * Colorado Review *
A bittersweet tale of breakup and forgiveness * O, The Oprah Magazine *
An unusual retrospective of a family torn apart . . . A bleak and disturbing story but one that offers a glimmer of hope * Kirkus Reviews *
An absorbing read . . . very good on the unspoken nuances of family life and the irrational irritations we often feel for those we love * Daily Mail *
Splices humorous set pieces with gently searing revelations . . . a sophisticated saga, offering easy pleasures with no easy truths * Observer *
ISBN: 9780241964132
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 35mm
Weight: 500g
368 pages