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A Sweet Obscurity: A tender, heartfelt novel of a child having to grow up too soon
Patrick Gale
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Tinder Press
- Paperback Jul 31, 2018 | 9781472255464 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 26, 2018 | 9781472255730 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jan 5, 2018 | 9781472255457 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Tinder Press
- Paperback Jul 31, 2018 | 9781472255464 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 26, 2018 | 9781472255730 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jan 5, 2018 | 9781472255457 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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Imprint
Tinder Press
- Paperback Jul 31, 2018 | 9781472255464 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jul 26, 2018 | 9781472255730 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jan 5, 2018 | 9781472255457 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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A tender, bittersweet novel set in West Cornwall, of childhood, love and the consequences of tangled adult lives...
Bittersweet and startling, A SWEET OBSCURITY is a multi-stranded novel of childhood, coming of age and the heartbreaking consequences of family life in disarray...
'Intriguing and impressive. A memorable study of a child forced cruelly, even tragically, to grow up too soon' Sunday Times
Since her mother's death, nine-year-old Dido has been living with her eccentric aunt, acting as peacekeeper between Eliza, her estranged husband Giles and his girlfriend. They are each cruelly burdened in different ways. Chance draws them down to Cornwall, where a country idyll offers to lighten their urban cares.
Then Eliza falls in love with local farmer, Pearce, an event that causes the four adults to re-assess their lives, with some painful and unforeseen consequences for adults and child alike...
'Gale's talent is undeniable' Guardian
What readers loved about A SWEET OBSCURITY:
'Patrick Gale writes fiction which totally absorbs the reader by creating characters that you feel you know. The richness of his writing and the depth of his storylines make each book compulsive reading' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Something, anything, by Patrick Gale would definitely be on my Desert Island Books list, but A Sweet Obscurity is the one I go back to most often' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Praise for A Sweet Obscurity: A tender, heartfelt novel of a child having to grow up too soon
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It amuses, startles and occasionally bewilders. A Sweet Obscurity is worth every minute of your time - Independent
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A rich comedy of sexual and familial confusions...a rare and welcome fictional voice - The Times
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Intriguing and impressive. A memorable study of a child forced cruelly, even tragically, to grow up too soon - Sunday Times
Patrick Gale
Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight and now lives on a farm near Land's End. One of this country's best-loved novelists, his most recent works are A Place Called Winter, Take Nothing With You and Mother's Boy. His BBC 'Queer Britannia' television drama, Man In An Orange Shirt, was shown to great acclaim in 2017 and won an International Emmy Award.
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