Violets [electronic resource]
Alex Hyde2022
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An astonishing debut novel of motherhood and loss in the dying days of the
Second World War
'Moving, graceful... Violets has a compelling, quiet power all the way to its
exquisitely affecting end' Megan Hunter, author of The Harpy and The End We
Start From
'Stunning and original... Written in pristine prose, it reminded me of the
possibilities of language' Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory
A young woman, Violet, lies in a hospital bed in the closing days of World War
Two. Her pregnancy is over and she is no longer able to conceive. With her
husband deployed in Burma and her friends caught up in transitory love affairs,
she must find a way to put herself back together.
In a small, watchful town in the Welsh valleys, another Violet contemplates the
fate she shares with her unborn child. Unwed, an overseas posting offers a
temporary way out. Plunged into the heat and disorder of Naples, her body begins
to reveal the responsibility it carries even as she i...
Main title:
Violets [electronic resource] / Alex Hyde
Author:
Alex Hyde, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Granta Books, 2022
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (120 MB, 04:23:09 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Rebecca Treherne
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781783789115
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
439051
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eAudiobook |