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Informationen zum Autor Stanley Middleton was born in Bulwell! Nottinghamshire in 1919. He published his first novel! A Short Answer ! in 1958 and went on to publish 45 novels in a career spanning fifty years. He was joint winner of the Booker Prize in 1974 with Holiday . Stanley Middleton died in July 2009. Klappentext John Riley is in his early-thirties and has been separated from his wife, Helen, for two years. Deeply involved with his work as an accountant he has given little thought to saving his marriage until his mother announces that Helen wishes to see him. John's mother and father are also separated - his father has been confined to a nursing home due to the onset of Alzheimers - and as John and Helen work out their past differences his parents' relationship deteriorates. Stanley Middleton brilliantly explores the complexities of marriage and family relationships across the generations. Zusammenfassung John Riley is in his early-thirties and has been separated from his wife! Helen! for two years. Deeply involved with his work as an accountant! he has given little thought to saving his marriage until his mother announces that Helen wishes to see him. This work explores the complexities of marriage and family relationships across the generations.
