Thirst by Kerry Hudson
The beginning of a relationship is usually all about getting to know each other, sharing stories far into the night, comparing experiences, triumphs and heartaches, until we know one another inside out. Not so for Dave and Alena. He’s from London, she’s from Siberia. They meet in a sleek Bond Street department store in the frayed heat of high summer, where she’s up to no good and it’s his job to catch her. So begins an unlikely relationship between two people with pasts, with secrets, they’ve no idea how to live with -- or leave behind. But despite everything they don’t have in common, all the details they won’t and can’t reveal, they still find themselves fighting with all they’ve got for a future together. An unconventional, will-they-won’t-they love story, that takes us from London to Siberia, and from hope to heartbreak, and back again.
Accomplished…Beautiful…Heart-wrenching * Independent on Sunday *
Accomplished…Beautiful…Heart-wrenching * Independent on Sunday *
A fizzing, breathless love story from a terrifically talented storyteller * The List *
A tender, off-kilter love story… the novel paints a vivid picture of two very different kinds of misfit, falling in love over one dusty, teeming London summer * Observer *
Hudson captures the bustle of life in Hackney and Russia with energy and a sharp eye for detail… [Her characters] have love, guts, humour and conscienceThis is Love on the Dole 21st-century style -- Louise Welsh * Guardian *
Accomplished…Beautiful…Heart-wrenching * Independent on Sunday *
A fizzing, breathless love story from a terrifically talented storyteller * The List *
A tender, off-kilter love story… the novel paints a vivid picture of two very different kinds of misfit, falling in love over one dusty, teeming London summer * Observer *
Hudson captures the bustle of life in Hackney and Russia with energy and a sharp eye for detail… [Her characters] have love, guts, humour and conscienceThis is Love on the Dole 21st-century style -- Louise Welsh * Guardian *
Kerry Hudson was born in Aberdeen. Her first novel, Tony Hogan Bought Me an Ice-cream Float Before He Stole My Ma, won the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust First Book Award and was shortlisted for an array of prizes including the Guardian First Book Award and the Sky Arts Awards. Thirst, her second novel, won the prestigious prix Femina etranger. Lowborn is her first work of non-fiction, and her journey has led to a highly successful column for the Pool. She currently lives in Liverpool.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701188689 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701188685 |
| Title | Thirst |
| Author | Kerry Hudson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-07-17 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Winner of Prix Femina 2015 (UK), Short-listed for European Strega Prize 2016 (UK) |
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