The epic and profound new historical novel set in post-World War Two Britain, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of BIRDSONG, Sebastian Faulks.'A fascinating, timely and densely pleasurable novel, written with measured and impressive intelligence and tremendous narrative aplomb'WILLIAM BOYD'Richly researched and deeply humane . . . Faulks has an extraordinary gift for showing how the sweep of history is lived through the quiet complexities of individual lives'HANNAH ROT...
'A wise and heartfelt piece of writing' THE TIMES'Witty' INDEPENDENT'Wry and reflective . . . a soulful look at a life in words' i PAPER‘A wonderful portrait of an age, and of a writer’ RORY STEWART, author of Politics on the Edge‘Utterly fascinating’ DAVID KYNASTON, author of A Northern Wind***'Shot through with the kind of depth and detail that can only come from a masterful writer finally turning his pen to his own life. Fresh, wise and finely-wrought' ALICE WINN, author o...
