This Is Yesterday by Rose Ruane
An evocative and sharply impressive debut about family secrets and female identity by talented young novelist Rose Ruane
'This Is Yesterday is a song for the outsiders, a hymn to the suburban misfitsHere the tensions and oddness of lower-middle class family life are explored in poetic detail. Inhabited by weak men and strong women, it is shot through with rumination and echoes with regret, yet offers a voice of hope for those who boldly follow their own creative path from adolescence to middle age' * Benjamin Myers, author of The Offing *
Mind-blowingly masterful with words . . . This Is Yesterday jangled my insides around completely. Rose Ruane is truly something else * Jessica Fostekew, co-host of The Guilty Feminist *
Stunningly written debut . . . The real subject of this enjoyably disturbing book is being a hormonal school-leaver in a dead-end town who feels all the real action is elsewhere -- Wendy Holden * Daily Mail *
This darkly funny book is very insightful about family dynamics and how small choices can leave us far from where we meant to be * Good Housekeeping *
Ruane brings an earthy immediacy to bear on her exploration of the long-simmering tensions that warp the middle-class Lewis family . . . a tale told with passion and honesty -- Hephzibah Anderson * Mail on Sunday *
Sex and desire are complicated, and Ruane captures the how and why of that perfectly . . . Ruane's Peach is someone you'll want to shake and cuddle, sometimes simultaneously, for This is Yesterday conveys the messiness of real life - as well as its poignancy -- Lee Randall * Books from Scotland *
Mind-blowingly masterful with words . . . This Is Yesterday jangled my insides around completely. Rose Ruane is truly something else * Jessica Fostekew, co-host of The Guilty Feminist *
Stunningly written debut . . . The real subject of this enjoyably disturbing book is being a hormonal school-leaver in a dead-end town who feels all the real action is elsewhere -- Wendy Holden * Daily Mail *
This darkly funny book is very insightful about family dynamics and how small choices can leave us far from where we meant to be * Good Housekeeping *
Ruane brings an earthy immediacy to bear on her exploration of the long-simmering tensions that warp the middle-class Lewis family . . . a tale told with passion and honesty -- Hephzibah Anderson * Mail on Sunday *
Sex and desire are complicated, and Ruane captures the how and why of that perfectly . . . Ruane's Peach is someone you'll want to shake and cuddle, sometimes simultaneously, for This is Yesterday conveys the messiness of real life - as well as its poignancy -- Lee Randall * Books from Scotland *
Rose Ruane is an author and artist who lives in Glasgow with her ever-expanding collection of Twentieth Century kitsch.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781472154002 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472154002 |
| Title | This Is Yesterday |
| Author | Rose Ruane |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2021-06-03 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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