Thin Air by Sue Gee
William Harriman, a retired civil servant, is a cultivated and kindly person in his late seventies, who has lost the two people most dear to him: his wife, Eve, now dead, and his son, Matthew, who is mentally unstable following an earlier breakdown. Even his relationship with his daughter Claire is not a good one. William's one joy in life is running an antique stall with Buffy Henderson, an old friend of Eve's. His other relations, however, are very different. They inhabit the Dog Museum in Shropshire - a decaying family home in whose grounds they house vast numbers of stray dogs and dog memorabilia. Linking these two worlds - the one urbane, settled, shot with loneliness, the other distinctly cracked - is Janice Harper who, restless with country life and walking dogs for the Harrimans, comes to London for some excitement...
Shena Mackay (choosing her Book of the Year for The Independent) picked Thin Air: Sue Gee's marvellously atmospheric and painterly novel, depicts eccentric survivors in our ravaged countryside with humour, wisdom and love- Shena MackayA delicately portrayed tale.... truly romantic, elegant and touching - Katie Fforde, Independent'This is a gem...Sad, moving and beautifully drawn, it should be her breakthrough novel' Bookseller - Bookseller'A beautifully written portrayal of love and loss' You magazine (?) - You magazine (?)
Sue Gee is Programme Tutor for the MA Writing Programme at Middlesex University. She lives in London with her Polish partner and their son.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747268086 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747268088 |
| Title | Thin Air |
| Author | Sue Gee |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2002-10-07 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Parker Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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