Letters from an Unknown Woman: A Novel - Softcover

Woodward, Gerard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1611457602 ISBN 13: 9781611457605

Publisher: Arcade, 2012

Synopsis

With her children evacuated and her husband at the front, Tory Pace is grudgingly sharing the family home with her irascible mother; working at the local gelatin factory--to help the war effort--and generally doing just about as well as could be expected

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About the Author

Gerard Woodward is the author of the Booker Prize finalist I’ll Go to Bed at Noon and A Curious Earth. He was born in London in 1961, and published several prize-winning collections of poetry before turning to fiction. He is a professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and lives in Bath, England.

Review

“Woodward’s brilliant exploration of ordinary lives caught in extraordinary circumstances showcases an imaginative wit, pointed insight, and a flare for the unexpected .  . . Woodward (A Curious Earth, shortlisted for the Man Booker) takes a unique approach to the hardships women faced during wartime, the impact of the war on the men who survived, and the ways in which the children who lived through it tried to make sense of their upended lives, turning a story about one family’s struggles into a tale of self-discovery, overcoming despair, and finding one’s rightful place in the world. Best of all is the ingenious use of Toby’s salacious letters and Woodward’s not-so-subtle indictment of commercial publishing.” (Publisher's Weekly, starred review)

“Engrossing and witty...Woodward has a gift for describing unorthodox behavior...a deeply satisfying book” (Times Literary Supplement)

“Unusual . . . readers who enjoy the unexpected and stories with a skewed comic sensibility should seek out this novel.” (Library Journal)

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcade
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1611457602
• ISBN 13: 9781611457605
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352