Imprint
- Tinder Press
- Tinder Press
- Tinder Press
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
-
Imprint
Tinder Press
- Paperback Oct 30, 2018 | 9781472255563 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Oct 18, 2018 | 9781472255761 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jan 5, 2018 | 9781472255556 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
Play Sample0:00 -
Imprint
Tinder Press
- Paperback Oct 30, 2018 | 9781472255563 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Oct 18, 2018 | 9781472255761 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jan 5, 2018 | 9781472255556 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
Play Sample0:00 -
Imprint
Tinder Press
- Paperback Oct 30, 2018 | 9781472255563 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Oct 18, 2018 | 9781472255761 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jan 5, 2018 | 9781472255556 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
Play Sample0:00
A witty, warm novel of childhood and abandonment - 'Modern, excellent and sympathetic' Stephen Fry
Patrick Gale's KANSAS IN AUGUST is a witty, warm novel of childhood and abandonment
'Modern, excellent and sympathetic' Stephen Fry
Musical-obsessed Hilary Metcalfe, abandoned by his lover Rufus on his birthday, gets drunk, discovers a baby and brings it home to his flat above a corner shop to provide comfort and company. Rufus, meanwhile, allows himself to be seduced by a frivolous young woman, who is actually Hilary's professional, high-powered sister, romancing under a pseudonym to escape the reality of her own loneliness.
In this witty, bawdy slice of sex and lies, the trio will find themselves drawn together ever more tightly by the lures of hedonism, self-delusion and the inescapable desire to be needed.
Praise for Kansas in August
-
Modern, excellent and sympathetic
-
Gale's blend of artifice and realism is not quite like anybody else's - Observer
-
Patrick Gale's novels grip tightly, like swaddling clothes, stunning the reader into a state of lolling, contented absorption. How does he do it? - TLS
Discover more
loading...
Patrick Gale reads from A Place Called Winter
loading...
Patrick Gale introduces A Place Called Winter
loading...
Patrick Gale reads from A Place Called Winter
loading...
Patrick Gale introduces A Place Called Winter
Patrick Gale
Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight. He spent his infancy at Wandsworth Prison, which his father governed, then grew up in Winchester before going to Oxford University. He now lives on a farm near Land's End. One of this country's best-loved novelists, his most recent works are A Perfectly Good Man, the Richard and Judy bestseller Notes From An Exhibition, the Costa-shortlisted A Place Called Winter and Take Nothing With You. His original BBC television drama, Man In An Orange Shirt, was shown to great acclaim in 2017 as part of the BBC's Queer Britannia series, leading viewers around the world to discover his novels.
Find a book you’ll love, get our Word Up newsletter
.png?auto=compress&w=150&h=60&fit=crop&fm=jpg)
.png?auto=compress&w=150&h=60&fit=crop&fm=jpg)
Hachette Australia acknowledges and pays our respects to the past, present and future Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Our head office is located on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.
