Kingdom Come by Melvyn Bragg
BOOK THREE IN THE CUMBRIAN TRILOGY 'An uncommonly high talent' Guardian 'An ambitious, panoramic novel' Daily Telegraph Douglas Tallentire has at last achieved what his father and grandfather before him fought for so bitterly. Educated and independent, he can carve out his own career and spread his wings. But success, freedom and happiness are more elusive than ever in the fiercely competitive Seventies. From Cumbria to the frenetic whirl of sophisticated life in New York and London, Douglas, like all the Tallentires, must come to terms with private uncertainty and pain.
An uncommonly high talentThe people are 'real' enough to leave footprints right across the page * Guardian *
He emerges with stature at the end of his convincing contemporary novel on 'the way we live now' ... the book shows range and vision ... Bragg knows about the nuances of dialogue which differentiate character and can maintain nice dramatic irony * New Statesman *
Mr Bragg is one of the few British writers of talent with the courage to tackle an ambitious, panoramic novel * Daily Telegraph *
He emerges with stature at the end of his convincing contemporary novel on 'the way we live now' ... the book shows range and vision ... Bragg knows about the nuances of dialogue which differentiate character and can maintain nice dramatic irony * New Statesman *
Mr Bragg is one of the few British writers of talent with the courage to tackle an ambitious, panoramic novel * Daily Telegraph *
Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster whose first novel, For Want of a Nail, was published in 1965. His novels since include The Maid of Buttermere, The Soldier's Return, A Son of War, Credo and Now is the Time, which won the Parliamentary Book Award for fiction in 2016. His books have also been awarded the Time/Life Silver Pen Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the WHSmith Literary Award, and have been longlisted three times for the Booker Prize (including the Lost Man Booker Prize). He has also written several works of non-fiction, including The Adventure of English and The Book of Books about the King James Bible. He lives in London and Cumbria.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340770917 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340770910 |
| Title | Kingdom Come |
| Author | Melvyn Bragg |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2001-12-06 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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