Paperback. 'A universal story of love and loss with one of those cunning endings that makes you want to reread the whole book' The TimesSome moments you want to last forever. Some moments shape a life.For Mona, it's the joy of playing on a Wexford beach as a young girl, next to her family's cottage overlooking the Irish sea. The thrill of moving to Birmingham with a new job and a room of her own in a busy boarding-house. Meeting the love of her life; a whirlwind marriage; a sudden, tragic loss.But now, decades later, Mona is determined to find happiness before it's too late. She knows that every moment is precious. But can we ever let go of the past that shaped us? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Trick to Time (Paperback)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London
Publication Date: 2019
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0241973414
ISBN 13: 9780241973417
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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''There''s a trick to time. You can make it expand or you can make it contract. Make it shorter or make it longer . . .''

Some moments you want to last forever. Some moments shape a life.

For Mona, it''s the joy of playing on a Wexford beach as a young girl, next to her family''s cottage overlooking the Irish sea. The thrill of moving to Birmingham with a new job and a room of her own in a busy boarding-house. Meeting the love of her life; a whirlwind marriage; a sudden, tragic loss.

But now, decades later, Mona is determined to find happiness before it''s too late. She knows that every moment is precious. But can we ever let go of the past that shaped us?

''Devastatingly emotional. De Waal''s storytelling gives us the poetry and sorrow of life itself'' Financial Times

''Weaving tragedy and joy, big themes and the minutiae of life, this is a love story to take on the classics'' Emerald Street

''An emotionally sure-handed novel exploring harrowing terrain with deft sensitivity'' Sunday Times

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