The Snow and the Works on the Northern Line
The Snow and the Works on the Northern Line
Summary
Offbeat and darkly funny, The Snow and the Works on the Northern Line is about things lost and found. It is also a story about love, grief and forgiveness: letting go and moving on.
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The Snow and the Works on the Northern Line by Ruth Thomas
Hidden within the confines of The Royal Institute of Prehistorical Studies, Sybil is happy enough with her work - and her love life. Then to her dismay, her old adversary, assertive and glamorous Helen Hansen, is appointed Head of Trustees. To add insult, Helen promptly seduces Sybil’s boyfriend. Betrayed and broken-hearted, Sybil becomes obsessed with exposing Helen as a fraud, no matter the cost. Offbeat and darkly funny, The Snow and the Works on the Northern Line is about things lost and found. It is also a story about love, grief and forgiveness: letting go and moving on.‘I would follow Sybil down any domestic/Beckett rabbit hole’
‘Sybil is an audible presence, someone that must be taken on her own terms, in her own wordsThe almost zen handling of voice is a joy.’
‘I just think it’s glorious. Absolutely brilliant! So funny so sad, so uplifting and so gripping. What a cracker!‘
‘Resonant and romantic, sad but never sentimental and laced through with wicked shafts of humour’
‘Wry, sharp and tender. A delight’
‘I LOVED IT! All the best bits of Barbara Pym, with a little Jane Austen - on speed’
Subtle, wry, intimate.
* The Times *Funny, sharply-observed story of betrayal and revenge.
* BBC Radio 4 *A delight of a book as a personal read that leaves positive and heart -warming emotions in its wake.
* NB Magazine *Ruth Thomas is the author of three short story collections and two novels, as well as many short stories anthologised and broadcast on the BBC.
Her writing has won and been shortlisted for various prizes, including the John Llewellyn Rhys Award, the Saltire First Book Award, the VS Pritchett Prize and the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award.
She lives in Edinburgh and is currently an Advisory Fellow for the Royal Literary Fund. The Snow and the Works on the Northern Line is her third novel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781913207366 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913207366 |
| Title | The Snow and the Works on the Northern Line |
| Author | Ruth Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sandstone Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-01-07 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |