The Taxi Queue

Informationen zum Autor Janet Davey was born in 1953. She is the author of English Correspondence , which was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, First Aid, The Taxi Queue and By Battersea Bridge. Klappentext 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... Zusammenfassung 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...

Summary

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

• Authors: Janet Davey, Davey Janet
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.08.2008
• EAN: 9780099506966
• ISBN: 978-0-09-950696-6
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; London, Greater London, FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary