A Stone's Throw by Fiona Shaw
'The people you love, they just slip away ... I won't let you do that' A man and his young son set out on a journey one snow-struck day. Another man skims stones across the sea with his daughter. Three generations separate them, but one loss connects them - sixty years apart, but no more than a stone's throw. In between these two men is Meg. Like everyone, she's made choices in her life; and mostly she's proud of them. But that doesn't mean she isn't haunted by what might have been . . . Set in England and Africa, opening during World War Two, A Stone's Throw is about how secrets linger and the price we pay to keep them. Most of all, it's about the choices we make, about consequences - and how we must, finally, let go of the past and face the future.
Fiona Shaw writes with a pure style and an honest heart -- Emma Donoghue
Exquisitely written * Daily Mirror *
Her prose eshews the elemental: it is as subtle and delicate as gossamer.. a masterclass in restraint * FT *
Shot through with moments of pure poetry * Independent *
Thoughtful, frequently moving ... It has 'book club favourite' stamped all over it -- John O'Connell * Voyager *
Shaw examines her theme movingly in this satisfying saga * Diva *
Shaw's inter-generational tale delivered a satisfying read. * Sunday Business Post *
Exquisitely written * Daily Mirror *
Her prose eshews the elemental: it is as subtle and delicate as gossamer.. a masterclass in restraint * FT *
Shot through with moments of pure poetry * Independent *
Thoughtful, frequently moving ... It has 'book club favourite' stamped all over it -- John O'Connell * Voyager *
Shaw examines her theme movingly in this satisfying saga * Diva *
Shaw's inter-generational tale delivered a satisfying read. * Sunday Business Post *
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781846688324 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846688329 |
| Title | A Stone's Throw |
| Author | Fiona Shaw |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-04-18 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |