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Description for The Reconstructionist
Paperback. Coolly and compellingly narrated by a man, this is a novel of psychological insight and power, about the reckless quality of exclusive love, about the damage families do - and try, sometimes dangerously, to undo. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 7058. Clean copy in good condition
Coolly and compellingly narrated by a man dedicated to the examination of other people's pasts and the reconstruction of their lives, this is a brilliant, dark and gripping new novel that surpasses even Hart's masterpiece, Damage. A psychiatrist, Jack is divorced. His own past and that of his beautiful, enigmatic sister Kate certainly bear scrutiny. Then he gets a phone call telling him that their family house in Ireland is for sale - and when he finally returns to the house, terrible truths emerge about what happened there years ago in a family tragedy that left indelible marks on those ... Read more
Coolly and compellingly narrated by a man dedicated to the examination of other people's pasts and the reconstruction of their lives, this is a brilliant, dark and gripping new novel that surpasses even Hart's masterpiece, Damage. A psychiatrist, Jack is divorced. His own past and that of his beautiful, enigmatic sister Kate certainly bear scrutiny. Then he gets a phone call telling him that their family house in Ireland is for sale - and when he finally returns to the house, terrible truths emerge about what happened there years ago in a family tragedy that left indelible marks on those ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099424338
SKU
KST0026429
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Hart
Josephine Hart is the acclaimed author of novels which include the bestselling Damage, made into a major film, and Sin, which was filmed in 2001 by Metropolis.
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