Christie Naylor's mother dies on her 17th birthday. Pursuing a fantasy, her father takes his grieving family away from the suburbs to live by a lake, which he builds himself. Coming to terms with her new life, Christie starts a disastrous affair with Mick Fleet, a charismatic Irishman.
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Raffaella Barker, daughter of the poet George Barker, was born and brought up in the Norfolk countryside. She is the author of seven other novels: Come and Tell Me Some Lies; Hens Dancing; Summertime; Green Grass; Poppyland; A Perfect Life and, most recently, From a Distance. She has also written a novel for young adults, Phosphorescence. She is a regular contributor to the Sunday Times and the Sunday Telegraph, and teaches on the Literature and Creative Writing BA at the University of East Anglia and the Guardian UEA Novel Writing Masterclass. Raffaella Barker lives by the sea in north Norfolk. www.raffaellabarker.co.uk
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This tremendous book about life, love and fish will confirm Raffaella Barker's reputation as one of the cleverest and freshest young British novelists * Daily Mail * Grippingly constructed ... It is saturated with fish and fishiness and at times there are echoes of Graham Swift's haunting eel-oriented masterpiece Waterland * Literary Review * Subtle and engaging * Guardian * Stylish and insightful ... With the pace and verve of a thriller * Independent * Delightful ... Expertly constructed ... A true novelist with an engaging authorial voice and the imagination and skill to create a believable fictional voice * Evening Standard * Glorious * Mail on Sunday *
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- PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 074753084X
- ISBN 13 9780747530848
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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