A Stone's Throw by Fiona Shaw
'You must choose how you live your life. And as you are my son, William, I tell you that you, and you alone, must do the choosing.' Like everyone, Meg has made choices over the course of her life; for the most part, she's proud of the decisions she made, but that doesn't mean she's not without regrets, not haunted by questions of what might have been . . . What if her older brother hadn't gone missing when she was just a child? What if she'd married for love, rather than duty? What if she told her son why it matters so much that he, unlike her, listens to his heart? Set in England and Africa, and opening during World War Two, A Stone's Throw is a novel about family, about love, about duty; it's about the people we miss and the secrets we keep. Above all though, it's about the choices we make - and those we don't. 'As subtle and delicate as gossamer... a masterclass in restraint' Financial Times
Fiona Shaw writes with a pure style and an honest heart -- Emma Donoghue
Shaw examines her theme movingly in this satisfying saga* Diva *
Her prose eshews the elemental: it is as subtle and delicate as gossamer... a masterclass in restraint -- David Evans * FT *
a thoughtful, frequently moving addition to Shaw's oeuvre. It has 'book club favourite' stamped all over it. -- John O'Connell * BMI Voyager *
Exquisitely written -- Henry Sutton * Daily Mirror *
Charged family saga . . . Shaw handles her material with confidence and skill. An accessible novel, it is shot through with moments of pure poetry. -- Emma Hagestadt * Independent *
Shaw examines her theme movingly in this satisfying saga* Diva *
Her prose eshews the elemental: it is as subtle and delicate as gossamer... a masterclass in restraint -- David Evans * FT *
a thoughtful, frequently moving addition to Shaw's oeuvre. It has 'book club favourite' stamped all over it. -- John O'Connell * BMI Voyager *
Exquisitely written -- Henry Sutton * Daily Mirror *
Charged family saga . . . Shaw handles her material with confidence and skill. An accessible novel, it is shot through with moments of pure poetry. -- Emma Hagestadt * Independent *
Fiona Shaw is the author of three previous novels: The Sweetest Thing, The Picture She Took and Tell it to the Bees. She has also written a memoir, Out Of Me. She lives in York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846688317 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846688310 |
| Title | A Stone's Throw |
| Author | Fiona Shaw |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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