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By Battersea Bridge
Janet Davey
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Description for By Battersea Bridge
Paperback. Anita Mostyn feels the need to take a holiday from her life. On a whim, she takes up an offer to scout for holiday properties in Bulgaria. But as Anita navigates these difficult waters, a horrifying episode in her past - the thing she has really been trying to escape - comes back to haunt her. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 220.
Anita Mostyn feels the need to take a holiday from her life. As a child, she was dismissed by her parents in favour of her more confident brothers, and as an adult, her choices are disapproved of – the small art gallery she works for, the friends she makes, the men she sees. On a whim, she takes up an offer to scout for holiday properties in Bulgaria, escaping the impending second wedding of her perfect brother. But as Anita navigates these difficult waters, a horrifying episode in her past – the thing she has really been trying to escape ... Read more
Anita Mostyn feels the need to take a holiday from her life. As a child, she was dismissed by her parents in favour of her more confident brothers, and as an adult, her choices are disapproved of – the small art gallery she works for, the friends she makes, the men she sees. On a whim, she takes up an offer to scout for holiday properties in Bulgaria, escaping the impending second wedding of her perfect brother. But as Anita navigates these difficult waters, a horrifying episode in her past – the thing she has really been trying to escape ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099566021
SKU
V9780099566021
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About Janet Davey
Janet Davey was born in 1953. She is the author of English Correspondence, which was longlisted for the 2002 Orange Prize, First Aid and The Taxi Queue. She lives in London.
Reviews for By Battersea Bridge
A triumph
Susie Boyt
Independent
So deliciously written that it's worth re-reading to savour the images she conjures up...it's a joy to read
Clare Colvin
Daily Mail
We're lucky to have such an intelligent chronicler of our present - and of the dirty, noisy beauty of contemporary London
Tessa Hadley
Guardian
... Read more
Susie Boyt
Independent
So deliciously written that it's worth re-reading to savour the images she conjures up...it's a joy to read
Clare Colvin
Daily Mail
We're lucky to have such an intelligent chronicler of our present - and of the dirty, noisy beauty of contemporary London
Tessa Hadley
Guardian
... Read more