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The Street

Bernardine Bishop author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton

Published:5th Nov '15

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There's more going on in The Street than its inhabitants realise . . . In the course of this delightful, quirky and perceptive novel an elderly soldier with incipient Alzheimer's saves the life of a remarkable child, a resting actor finds real purpose, a woman starved of love discovers it in an unexpected place and a beloved cat achieves immortality.

Graceful and haunting * Sunday Mirror *
Lovely, surprising... filled with life and optimism and a wicked sense of comedy... deeply satisfying. * The Times *
Unexpected and exciting * Daily Mail *
She excels in excavating single moments to powerfully show the profound in the prosaic. * Observer, Paperback of the Week *
The Street is a hugely enjoyable little book that is just a joy. * Irish Examiner *

ISBN: 9781444789249

Dimensions: 198mm x 128mm x 18mm

Weight: 160g

224 pages