The Past

Beschreibung

Rivalry, unruly desire and ugly secrets poison a family holiday in this gripping novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Free Love and Late in the Day.<BR><BR>'Few writers give me such consistent pleasure' Zadie Smith<BR><BR>Four siblings meet up in their grandparents' old house for three long, hot summer weeks. But under the idyllic surface lie shattering tensions.<BR><BR>Roland has come with his new wife, and his sisters don't like her.

Fran has brought her children, who soon uncover an ugly secret in a ruined cottage in the woods. Alice has invited Kasim, an outsider, who makes plans to seduce Roland's teenage daughter. And Harriet, the eldest, finds her quiet self-possession ripped apart when passion erupts unexpectedly. <BR><BR>Over the course of the holiday, a familiar way of life falls apart forever.<BR><BR>'Exquisite' The Times<BR><BR>'Wonderful' Guardian<BR><BR>'Magnificent' Sunday Times

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