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Book SynopsisVirginia Baily's new novel, her follow-up to the internationally bestselling
Early One Morning, is a sweeping, absorbing novel by one of the most gifted, humane and perceptive storytellers at work today.
Trade ReviewEffortlessly enjoyable . . . an emotionally rewarding novel so succulent with detail that you can almost feel the Tripoli sand storms whipping across your face * Daily Mail *
Fans of Victoria Hislop will love
The Fourth Shore * Good Housekeeping *
As gripping as any thriller . . . crammed with the sort of heart-stopping, heart-breaking scenes that brought a lump to the throat of even this jaded reviewer.
Really, really good * Daily Mail, praise for Early One Morning *
A moving assertion of the power of maternal love to overcome unimaginable obstacles * Sunday Times, praise for Early One Morning *
Incredibly sure-footed,
a big, generous and absorbing piece of storytelling, fearless, witty and full of flair . . .Even as it forces its characters to lose so much,
it asserts itself against those losses with vehemence and hope * Samantha Harvey, Guardian, praise for Early One Morning *
A real treat: a beautifully written account of the long consequences of war, set in a richly evoked Roman of the 1970s * Philip Hensher, Observer, praise for Early One Morning *
Baily subtly tugs at your heartstrings and
by the end of her novel you're likely to be as desperate as the women in Daniele's life to discover his fate * Daily Express, praise for Early One Morning *
Heartbreaking . . . a powerful story of sacrifice, despair and ultimately redemption * Sunday Express, praise for Early One Morning *
Wonderful . . . I was completely inside it from the first pages, just that delicious (rare) feeling of knowing you're in safe hands, this writer isn't going to make a mess of anything, or forfeit your trust or your belief. It managed to be so witty and dry and true . . .
Vividly intelligent, gripping and moving and alive * Tessa Hadley, praise for Early One Morning *
So effortlessly enjoyable she almost slips into the guilty pleasure category, yet she is also so accomplished there's really nothing to feel guilty about . . . Baily sheds light on a neglected area of pre-war history in ways that are both politically astute and deeply satisfying * Daily Mail *
A wholly enjoyable historical novel * Daily Mail *
