Midwinter Break

Bernard Maclaverty

ISBN 10: 1911214217 / ISBN 13: 9781911214212

Published by Jonathan Cape, London, 2017

About this Item

Book condition: VG/Fine. Jacket: VG/Fine. First edition, first impression. A bright copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Midwinter Break
• Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911214217
• ISBN 13: 9781911214212
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Editions
  • Irish Interest

About this title

Synopsis

A retired couple, Gerry and Stella Gilmore, fly from their home in Scotland to Amsterdam for a long weekend - a holiday to refresh the senses, to do some sightseeing, and generally to take stock of what remains of their lives. Their relationship seems safe, easy, familiar. But over the course of the four days we discover the deep uncertainties that exist between them.

Gerry, once an architect, is forgetful and set in his ways. Stella is tired of his lifestyle, worried about their marriage, and angry at his constant undermining of her religious faith. Things are not helped by memories that have begun to resurface of a troubled time in their native Ireland. As their midwinter break comes to an end, we understand how far apart they are - and can only watch as they struggle to save themselves.

About the Author

Bernard MacLaverty lives in Glasgow. He has written five collections of stories and four other novels, including Grace Notes which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award. He has written versions of his fiction for other media - radio and television plays, screenplays and libretti.