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The Taxi Queue
Janet Davey
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Description for The Taxi Queue
Paperback. Richard is in his mid-forties, apparently happily married, with two children. Abe is young, and casually manipulative. The men share a taxi and, on impulse, Richard invites Abe into his home- an action that sends ripples not only through his own life and that of his wife, but also through the fragile existence of Abe's younger sister, Kirsty. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
Two men meet by chance in the taxi queue outside Paddington station one January night. Richard is in his mid-forties, apparently happily married, with two children. Abe is young, and casually manipulative. The men share a taxi and, on impulse, Richard invites Abe into his home- an action that sends ripples not only through his own life and that of his wife, but also through the fragile existence of Abe's younger sister, Kirsty, who is herself unsure of the best way to settle down...
Two men meet by chance in the taxi queue outside Paddington station one January night. Richard is in his mid-forties, apparently happily married, with two children. Abe is young, and casually manipulative. The men share a taxi and, on impulse, Richard invites Abe into his home- an action that sends ripples not only through his own life and that of his wife, but also through the fragile existence of Abe's younger sister, Kirsty, who is herself unsure of the best way to settle down...
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099506966
SKU
V9780099506966
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-44
About Janet Davey
Janet Davey is the author of English Correspondence, which was longlisted for the 2002 Orange Prize, First Aid and By Battersea Bridge. She lives in London.
Reviews for The Taxi Queue
Not since Penelope Fitzgerald's pen was stilled has there been so transcendent and workmanlike a novel in English
Candia McWilliam Davey is a beautiful writer
Financial Times
[A] skillful handling of words. She is able to create intimacy brilliantly...beautifully observed
Time Out
Subtle and challenging...attempts something radical with the fictional form: it eludes novelistic norms ... Read more
Candia McWilliam Davey is a beautiful writer
Financial Times
[A] skillful handling of words. She is able to create intimacy brilliantly...beautifully observed
Time Out
Subtle and challenging...attempts something radical with the fictional form: it eludes novelistic norms ... Read more