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In 1952, Charles and Mary Freeman marry, take possession of a mansion high on a hill overlooking a small industrial town somewhere in the heart of England, and begin their family. This, Tim Pears' second novel, is the sweeping, rich, and astonishing tale of the first 30 years of their lives and the lives of their four children, Simon, James, Robert, and Alice.
Compellingly drawn and infinitely resonant, the stories of these four children, stories of both joy and tragedy, create a generous epic of the life of a family, and of a country.
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"By the time [the children] are beginning to go their separate ways, Pears' mosaic of details has created a plausible quartet whose adult lives reflect Britain's middle class in turmoil. A solidly told and richly detailed tale." --San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle
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"Pears is a writer of real gifts, able to record everything he sees and has seen and remembers." --Boston Globe
"There is a good deal in this novel to satisfy readers.... Pears writes with understanding about relationships between men and women." --Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World
"A consistently entertaining and often captivating read." --Kirkus Reviews
"Pears beautifully evokes a young man's search for a home....Pears is a fine, thoughtful writer....Genuinely powerful." --Publishers Weekly
In a small town near the heart of England, the aftermath of the Second World War brings change. For ambitious industrialist Charles Freeman, it brings new opportunities and marriage to Mary. He buys the big house on the hill to cement their union and nail his aspirations to the future.
Three sons and a daughter sow the seeds of joy and tragedy. Simon, large and ebullient, follows his father into the business; the photographer, James, documents the town; wilful Robert immerses himself in its darker aspects; and Alice is transformed into a picture of convention when she succumbs to the attentions of Harry Singh, grocer's boy-turned-property entrepreneur. Together their stories create a generous epic, a rich hymn to the death and rebirth of middle England. At its heart is a diverse cast of characters whose various attempts to break free are chronicled in a compelling narrative of power and resonance.
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0312204124
- ISBN 13 9780312204129
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages544
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