The Distance Between Us
The Sunday Times Bestseller from the Author of Hamnet
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Published:26th Feb '13
Should be back in stock very soon
Maggie O'Farrell's bestselling novel about childhood fears, families and love
Gripping, insightful and deft, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US by Maggie O'Farrell is a haunting story of the way our families shape our lives, from the award-winning author of HAMNET. It was a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller 2004 and won the Somerset Maugham Award.
On a cold February afternoon, Stella catches sight of a man she hasn't seen for many years, but instantly recognises. Or thinks she does. At the same moment on the other side of the globe, in the middle of a crowd of Chinese New Year revellers, Jake realises that things are becoming dangerous.
They know nothing of one another's existence, but both Stella and Jake flee their lives: Jake in search of a place so remote it doesn't appear on any map, and Stella for a destination in Scotland, the significance of which only her sister, Nina, will understand.
Every bit as good, if not better, than her highly acclaimed previous novels. An intriguing plot, sympathetic characterisation and beautifully observed, sophisticated writing all make for a hugely satisfying read * Booksellers' Choice *
Maggie O'Farrell brilliantly reveals how the past has an untidy habit of cluttering up the present in this compulsively readable tale of star-crossed lovers and secretive siblings * Elle *
This is the third of her seductive novels and quite the best to date ... haunting, passionate ... full of sensual language [and] vivid snapshot imagery ... this superb story ... has an extraordinary female intensity and authentic emotional punch * Barbara Trapido, The Independent *
O'Farrell pulls a passionate and absorbing love story out of the bag * THE MIRROR *
Maggie O'Farrell has written three novels, each of them a critical and commercial success ... her confidence in her characters' plausibility is endearing ... She tends to their emotional lives with the inexhaustible tenderness of a doting mother * FINANCIAL TIMES *
hyper-sensitive examination of family relationships ... ambitious and trickily arranged narrative ... The result is a skilful, sensitive romantic novel * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
Her gift for story-telling is wrapped in gold paper and tied with 15 velvet bows. Give her any synopsis you like and she would probably make it work ... Maggie O'Farrell has a magical talent for writing sensuous love scenes which are somehow touchingly old-fashioned * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
Fans of the earlier books can expect the same telling observations, evocative descriptions and a narrative that moves seamlessly between past and present * SCOTSMAN ON SUNDAY *
Maggie O'Farrell has written three novels, each of them a critical and commercial success * FT *
A well paced read that slowly and tantalisingly unravels a web of mysteries, tragedies and intrigue, keeping you hooked * Eve *
ISBN: 9780755302666
Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 26mm
Weight: 268g
384 pages