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Ghosting
Jonathan Kemp
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Description for Ghosting
Paperback. Drawing on a brilliant literary tradition of madness, incarceration and escape, Jonathan Kemp delivers the triumphant coming of age of a woman in her sixties. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Drawing on a brilliant literary tradition of madness, incarceration and escape, Jonathan Kemp delivers the triumphant coming of age of a woman in her sixties. When 64-year-old Grace Wellbeck thinks she sees the ghost of her first husband, she fears for her sanity and worries that she's having another breakdown. Long-buried memories come back thick and fast: from the fairground thrills of 1950s Blackpool to the dark reality of a violent marriage. But the ghost turns out to be very real: a charismatic young man named Luke. And as Grace gets to know him, she is jolted into an ... Read more
Drawing on a brilliant literary tradition of madness, incarceration and escape, Jonathan Kemp delivers the triumphant coming of age of a woman in her sixties. When 64-year-old Grace Wellbeck thinks she sees the ghost of her first husband, she fears for her sanity and worries that she's having another breakdown. Long-buried memories come back thick and fast: from the fairground thrills of 1950s Blackpool to the dark reality of a violent marriage. But the ghost turns out to be very real: a charismatic young man named Luke. And as Grace gets to know him, she is jolted into an ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Myriad Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
210g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Brighton, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780956251565
SKU
V9780956251565
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Ref
99-15
About Jonathan Kemp
Jonathan Kemp was born in Manchester. He now lives in London, where he teaches creative writing, literature, and queer theory at Birkbeck, University of London. His debut novel, London Triptych, won the Authors' Club First Novel Award. He is also the author of Twentysix.
Reviews for Ghosting
'A terrific read - quick-paced, sure-voiced and nicely-poised between light and dark. Love it!' - Joanne Harris 'Jonathan's writing is a rare combination of insight, compassion and brilliant craft. There is beauty to be found on every single page of this story and it's very much a book that stays with you, informing the way ... Read more