The very thought of you
Alison, Rosie2011
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Total copies: 3
Anna Sands, an eight-year-old evacuated from London to escape the impending Blitz, is drawn into the unravelling relationship of the childless couple who have opened their Yorkshire estate to evacuees. For readers of L.P. Hartley's }The Go-Between{ or Ian McEwan's }Atonement{. England, 31st August 1939: the world is on the brink of war. As Hitler prepares to invade Poland, thousands of children are evacuated from London to escape the impending Blitz. Torn from her mother, eight-year-old Anna Sands is relocated with other children to a large Yorkshire estate which has been opened up to evacuees by Thomas and Elizabeth Ashton, an enigmatic childless couple. Soon Anna gets drawn into their unravelling relationship, seeing things that are not meant for her eyes and finding herself part-witness and part-accomplice to a love affair, with unforeseen consequences. A story of love, loss and complicated loyalties, combining a sweeping narrative with subtle psychological observation, The Very Thought of You is a haunting and memorable debut.
Main title:
The very thought of you / Rosie Alison.
Author:
Alison, Rosie, author
Work:
Edition:
New edition.
Imprint:
Richmond, Surrey : Alma Books, 2011.
Collation:
306 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2009.
ISBN:
9781846883484 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
LC class:
PR6101.L4515
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
500538