Products specifications
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Author
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Sebastian Faulks |
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Pub Date
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02/06/2022 |
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Binding
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Paperback / softback |
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Pages
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368 |
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Country
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United Kingdom |
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Dewey
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823.92 |
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GBPPrice
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8.99 |
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Availability
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Available |
The epic new novel from the bestselling author of Birdsong
'Wistful, yearning and wise' Elizabeth Day
1914: Aspiring journalist Anton arrives in Vienna where he meets Delphine, a woman of deep secrets. Anton is entranced by the light of first love, until his country declares war on hers.
1927: For Lena, life in a small town has been cosseted and cold. When her love affair with a young lawyer crumbles, she leaves to take a post at the snow-capped sanatorium, the Schloss Seeblick.
1933: Anton is sent to write about the mysterious Schloss Seeblick. In this place, on the banks of a silvery lake where the roots of human suffering are laid bare, two people will see each other as if for the first time.
'Fascinating... A rich, dark story' The Times
