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Time After Time

Molly Keane author Emma Donoghue editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group

Published:1st Jun '06

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An hilarious novel about Anglo-Irish upper-class life.

An hilarious novel about Anglo-Irish upper-class life from the author shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

FROM THE AUTHOR SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE

'A considerable achievement' GUARDIAN

'Highly recommended' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

'Excellent entertainment: an absorbing book' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

Durraghglass is a beautiful mansion in Southern Ireland, now crumbling in neglect. The time is the present - a present that churns with the bizarre passions of its owners' past. The Swifts - three sisters of marked eccentricity, defiantly christened April, May and Baby June, and their only brother, one-eyed Jasper - have little in common, save vivid memories of darling Mummy, and a long lost youth peculiarly prone to acts of treachery.

Into their world comes Cousin Leda from Vienna, a visitor from the past, blind but beguiling - a thrilling guest. But within days, the lifestyle of the Swifts has been dramatically overturned - and desires, dormant for so long, flame fierce and bright as ever.

A considerable achievement * Guardian *
A joy to read * Spectator *
Highly recommended * Sunday Telegraph *
Excellent entertainment: an absorbing book * Times Literary Supplement *
In jugular-poised wit and hilarity: a brilliant comic novel * Kirkus Reviews *
A considerable achievement * GUARDIAN *
A joy to read * SPECTATOR *
Highly recommended * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
Excellent entertainment: an absorbing book * TLS *

ISBN: 9781844083275

Dimensions: 196mm x 132mm x 19mm

Weight: 188g

272 pages