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Road Ends

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From the author of the international bestseller Crow Lake and the Booker-longlisted Richard and Judy pick The Other Side of the Bridge Twenty-one-year-old Megan Cartwright has never been outside the small town she was born in but one winter's day in 1966 she leaves everything behind and sets out for London. Ahead of her is a glittering new life, just waiting for her to claim it. But left behind, her family begins to unravel. Disturbing letters from home begin to arrive and torn between her independence and family ties, Megan must make an impossible choice.

About the author

Mary Lawson's first novel, Crow Lake, was loved by critics and readers all over the world; it was translated into 25 languages and published in 28 countries. It was a New York Times bestseller, won the McKitterick Prize and spent 75 weeks on the bestseller lists in her native Canada. Her second novel, The Other Side of the Bridge, was longlisted for the Booker Prize and selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club. Road Ends, published in 2014, was described by the New York Times as 'tender and surprising . . . a vivid and evocative tale'. A Town Called Solace, published to critical acclaim in February 2021, was an instant bestseller in her native Canada. Mary came to England in the 1960s, and lives in Kingston-upon-Thames.

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Summary

Discover this powerful novel about a family falling apart, from the Booker Longlisted author of A TOWN CALLED SOLACE

'Tender and surprising... A vivid and evocative tale' New York Times

Twenty-one-year-old Megan Cartwright has never been outside the small town she was born in but one winter's day in 1966 she leaves everything behind and sets out for London. Ahead of her is a glittering new life, just waiting for her to claim it.

But left behind, her family begins to unravel. Disturbing letters from home begin to arrive and torn between her independence and family ties, Megan must make an impossible choice.

'Every bit as good as I expected. A heart-aching and beautifully written story of a family falling apart' Woman and Home

Product details

Authors Mary Lawson, Lawson Mary, Mary Mobbs
Publisher Vintage UK
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 28.02.2015
 
EAN 9780099587293
ISBN 978-0-09-958729-3
No. of pages 384
Dimensions 129 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
Series VINTAGE BOOKS
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

London, Greater London, Canada, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Family Life / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, Narrative theme: Interior life, Family life fiction, c 1960 to c 1970, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, c 1960 to c 1969

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