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Zusatztext "Absorbing and sure-footed first novel...extremely well written and cimpulsively readable...a genuinely solid and satisfying work of fiction." Informationen zum Autor Clare Morrall's first novel, Astonishing Splashes of Colour , was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize. She is a music teacher with two grown children. She lives in Birmingham, England. Klappentext Taking its title from a description of Peter Pan's Neverland, Astonishing Splashes of Colour follows the life of Kitty, a woman who, in a sense, has never grown up. As her moods swing dramatically from high to low, they are illuminated by an unusual ability to interpret people and emotions through colour.Kitty struggles to come to terms with her life, including the loss of her mother, a miscarriage, and an unconventional marriage to her husband, who lives in the apartment next door. And when her father and brothers reveal a family secret long hidden, it overwhelms Kitty's tenuous hold on reality and propels her on an impetuous journey to the brink of madness.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more. Zusammenfassung Taking its title from a description of Peter Pan's Neverland! Astonishing Splashes of Colour follows the life of Kitty! a woman who! in a sense! has never grown up. As her moods swing dramatically from high to low! they are illuminated by an unusual ability to interpret people and emotions through colour. Kitty struggles to come to terms with her life! including the loss of her mother! a miscarriage! and an unconventional marriage to her husband! who lives in the apartment next door. And when her father and brothers reveal a family secret long hidden! it overwhelms Kitty's tenuous hold on reality and propels her on an impetuous journey to the brink of madness. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book! including author interviews! recommended reading! and more. ...
