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It is 1953 in Canvey Island. Len and Violet are at a dance. Violet's husband George sits and watches them sway and glide across the dance floor, his mind far away, trapped by a war that ended nearly ten years ago. Meanwhile, at home, a storm rages and Len's wife Lily and his young son Martin fight for their lives in the raging black torrent. The night ends in a tragedy that will reverberate through their lives. This poignant novel follows the family's fortunes from the austerity of the post-war years to Churchill's funeral, from Greenham Common to the onset of Thatcherism and beyond, eloquently capturing the very essence of a transforming England in the decades after the war. It is a triumph of understated emotion, a novel about growing up and growing old, about love, hope and reconciliation.
Product details
| Published | 02 Apr 2007 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9780747585831 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Paperbacks |
| Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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