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Description for Fault Lines
Paperback. A novel in which love, music and faith rage against the spectre of evil. It is a tale of a present haunted by the past. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 306. Clean copy.
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2008
Winner of the Prix Femina 2006
Narrated by four children from different generations of the same family, Fault Lines is a tale of a present haunted by the past. Moving from California to New York, from Haifa to Toronto and Munich, its stories unwind back through the years until, reaching the Second World War, the devastating secret at the heart of the family's history is finally revealed.
Domestic in focus and epic in scope, Fault Lines is a poignant and captivating piece of storytelling, revealing what can happen when past ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843548522
SKU
KEX0205000
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Nancy Huston
Nancy Huston was born in Calgary, Canada, in 1953 and studied in New England and New York. When she was twenty she went to Paris and decided to make it her home. Writing in both French and English, she translates her own work and is the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, as well as plays, children's books ... Read more
Reviews for Fault Lines
Savour it: you'll regret it if you don't.
Sydney Morning Herald
Glittering... Accomplished
Joanna Briscoe
Guardian
Masterful; the language is direct and arresting; the story is engaging to the end. It's both a very human story and a novel of ideas, and it's challenging on both levels.
Globe and Mail
An intelligent, emotional ... Read more
Sydney Morning Herald
Glittering... Accomplished
Joanna Briscoe
Guardian
Masterful; the language is direct and arresting; the story is engaging to the end. It's both a very human story and a novel of ideas, and it's challenging on both levels.
Globe and Mail
An intelligent, emotional ... Read more