An Equal Stillness by Francesca Kay

An Equal Stillness by Francesca Kay

An outstanding debut novel about the conflicts of creativity and family and a love affair that survives against all the odds.

A new star has arrived on the literary scene-- AN Wilson * EVENING STANDARD *
What distinguishes this tale...is Kay's fine balance of romance and realism and her beautiful evocation of how paintings reflect their creator's experiences. * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
one dazzingly brilliantly executed scene after another...A marvel. * INDEPENDENT *
An impressive debut novel that paints a vivid portrait of a woman torn between the conflicts of creativity and familial duty. * DAILY EXPRESS *
sensual...Francesca Kay knows - and shows - how good art takes on a life all of its own. * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
an absorbing and ambitious debut * GUARDIAN *
The supple, verbless sentences of Fracesca Kay's accomplished first novel create a sensuous prose full of colour, taste and smell. -- Anthony Cummins * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
This is an outstanding literary debut, with masterful variation in style and characterisation of deep insight * BOOKSELLER PAPERBACK PREVIEW *
The most astounding success lies in the conjuring up of a lifetime's work - a glorious succession of paintings brought to sustained, poetic life. * ART NEWSPAPER *

Francesca Kay grew up in South-east Asia and India and has subsequently lived in Jamaica, the United States and Germany. Her first novel, An Equal Stillness, won the Orange Award for New Writers, and was shortlisted for Best First Book in the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Europe and South Asia Region). She lives with her family in Oxford.

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ISBN 13	9780753825655
ISBN 10	0753825651
Title	An Equal Stillness
Author	Francesca Kay
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2009-08-03
Number of pages	336
Prizes	Short-listed for Independent Booksellers Award 2010 (UK), Short-listed for Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Book (Europe and South Asia region) 2010 (UK), Long-listed for Authors Club Best First Novel 2010 (UK)
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