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Telescope
Jonathan Buckley
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Description for Telescope
Paperback. Daniel Brennan, approaching the premature end of his life, retreats to a room in his brother's suburban house. To divert himself and to entertain Ellen, his carer, he writes the journal that is Telescope, blurring truth, gossip and fiction in vignettes of his own life and the lives of those close to him. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Daniel Brennan, approaching the premature end of his life, retreats to a room in his brother's suburban house. To divert himself and to entertain Ellen, his carer, he writes the journal that is Telescope, blurring truth, gossip and fiction in vignettes of his own life and the lives of those close to him. Above all he focuses on his siblings: mercurial Celia, whose life as a teacher in Italy seems to have run aground, and kindly Charlie, the entrepreneur of the family. Enriched with remarkable anecdotes and observations on topics ranging from tattoos and Tokyo street fashion to ... Read more
Daniel Brennan, approaching the premature end of his life, retreats to a room in his brother's suburban house. To divert himself and to entertain Ellen, his carer, he writes the journal that is Telescope, blurring truth, gossip and fiction in vignettes of his own life and the lives of those close to him. Above all he focuses on his siblings: mercurial Celia, whose life as a teacher in Italy seems to have run aground, and kindly Charlie, the entrepreneur of the family. Enriched with remarkable anecdotes and observations on topics ranging from tattoos and Tokyo street fashion to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sort of Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780956308627
SKU
V9780956308627
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99-50
About Jonathan Buckley
Jonathan Buckley is the highly-praised author of Contact and So He Takes the Dog. He lives in Hove.
Reviews for Telescope
An author at the very top of his game
Press Association
Jonathan Buckley's style has a surprising humanity and patience that verges on the feminine ... the result is brave, unsettling and brilliant
The Independent
Press Association
Jonathan Buckley's style has a surprising humanity and patience that verges on the feminine ... the result is brave, unsettling and brilliant
The Independent