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Paperback. The most important things are hardest to find words for, her father once said. That's why people make music. Against a tangle of childhood memories, scarred histories and hope, Ana finally starts to confront the death of Sam, her Irish luthier father, and with it, questions of guilt and belonging. This is a story about music, love, and loss. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 152. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
The most important things are hardest to find words for, her father once said. That's why people make music. When Ana returns to the ramshackle cottage of her youth in the seaside village of Noordhoek, near Cape Town, she does so with the intention of sorting out her father's affairs. It soon becomes clear that more is at stake. After a decade in London, where she has failed to find work as a musician, her return to South Africa puts further distance into an already strained marriage, not only because she is out of reach, but because Michael, her husband, ... Read more
The most important things are hardest to find words for, her father once said. That's why people make music. When Ana returns to the ramshackle cottage of her youth in the seaside village of Noordhoek, near Cape Town, she does so with the intention of sorting out her father's affairs. It soon becomes clear that more is at stake. After a decade in London, where she has failed to find work as a musician, her return to South Africa puts further distance into an already strained marriage, not only because she is out of reach, but because Michael, her husband, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099502678
SKU
KAC0001578
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Susan Mann
Susan Mann was born in Durban in 1967. She has worked in the media and taught at the University of Cape Town. She is currently doing research in France.
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