The Rain Before it Falls by Jonathan Coe

The Rain Before it Falls by Jonathan Coe

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When Rosamund, a reluctant bearer of family secrets, dies suddenly, a mystery is left for her niece Gill to unravel. Some photograph albums and tapes point towards a blind girl named Imogen whom no one has seen in twenty years.

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The Rain Before it Falls by Jonathan Coe

When Rosamund, a reluctant bearer of family secrets, dies suddenly, a mystery is left for her niece Gill to unravel. Some photograph albums and tapes point towards a blind girl named Imogen whom no one has seen in twenty years.
A hauntingly melancholy tale of love and loss..a moving exploration of the inheritance of unhappiness, and the devestating consequences it can have for future generations * Daily Mail *
Potent and melancholy, like a short, sad song * The Guardian *
A male writer who can enter such traditionally female territory and aquit himself with such aplomb * The Sunday Telegraph *
A hauntingly melancholy tale of love and loss...a moving exploration of the inheritance of unhappiness, and the devestating consequences it can have for future generations * Daily Mail *
Potent and melancholy, like a short, sad song * The Guardian *
A male writer who can enter such traditionally female territory and aquit himself with such aplomb * The Sunday Telegraph *
Jonathan Coe is the author of twelve novels, all published by Penguin, which include the highly acclaimed bestsellers What a Carve Up!, The House of Sleep,The Rotters' Club and Number 11.
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ISBN 13 9780141033211
ISBN 10 0141033215
Title The Rain Before it Falls
Author Jonathan Coe
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2008-06-05
Number of pages 288
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