Restitution by Maureen Duffy

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The new novel from ‘a major writer by any standards: technique, curiosity, erudition, plus the sheer body, range and quality of her work’ (Independent on Sunday). Restitution is the compelling story of a young woman in search of her identity at the end of the century.

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Restitution by Maureen Duffy

The new novel from a major writer by any standards: technique, curiosity, erudition, plus the sheer body, range and quality of her work (Independent on Sunday). Restitution is the compelling story of a young woman in search of her identity at the end of the century.

‘Maureen Duffy is one of the few British writers of fiction of real class’ Financial Times

  • ‘An experienced, prolific novelist; nothing she writes can fail’ Daily Telegraph
  • ‘Maureen Duffy is one of Britain’s foremost writers.’ Guardian
  • ‘A fine novelist, Maureen Duffy delves into the recent past to produce a rivetting read.’ Daily Mail
  • ‘Vivid, moving and with Duffy’s unerring eye for detail and gift for storytelling.’ Shena Mackay
  • ‘A novel that makes you think and feel at the same time.’ Allan Massie, The Scotsman
  • ‘Duffy has lost none of her fire… and she writes like a dream.’ The Spectator
  • ‘Her vivid, clear, elegant prose makes Restitution a pleasure to read.’ Sunday Telegraph

A prolific poet and playwright, Maureen Duffy published her first novel, That’s How It Was, in 1962. She is the author of Wounds, Capital and Londoners: An Elegy (the Londoners trilogy) and has written biographies of Purcell and Aphra Benn.

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ISBN 13 9780007291717
ISBN 10 000729171X
Title Restitution
Author Maureen Duffy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2008-07-01
Number of pages 256
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