Description for The Fisher Child
Hardcover. Very good copiy in clean dustwrapper. Frst edition.Signed by the author
A very touching and, at times, agonising, exploration of the constantly shifting nature of love, and the threads of the past that exist in every family Growing up in Irish families in London, Dan and Kate first met unenthusiastically as children in the 1970s. Now, years later they are on holiday in Italy, married, in love, parents to a boy and girl. And when Kate discovers she is pregnant again, it seems they will be closer than ever. But when Meg is born, their lives are changed utterly. Meg is a black child. Trust is replaced with suspicion and anger. ... Read more
A very touching and, at times, agonising, exploration of the constantly shifting nature of love, and the threads of the past that exist in every family Growing up in Irish families in London, Dan and Kate first met unenthusiastically as children in the 1970s. Now, years later they are on holiday in Italy, married, in love, parents to a boy and girl. And when Kate discovers she is pregnant again, it seems they will be closer than ever. But when Meg is born, their lives are changed utterly. Meg is a black child. Trust is replaced with suspicion and anger. ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Picador London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330483018
SKU
KEX0303094
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Philip Casey
Philip Casey was born to Irish parents in London in 1950 and grew up in County Wexford, Ireland. He is an acclaimed poet and the author of two novels, The Fabulists (1994) and The Water Star (1998) which was brilliantly reviewed on publication by Picador. He lives in Dublin
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