Description
Discover 'Ancient Light', a powerful and evocative novel by Booker Prize-winning author. This compelling story explores themes of obsessive young love and overwhelming grief. Set in 1950s Ireland, the narrative follows Alexander Cleave, an actor reflecting on his past, including an unlikely affair with his best friend's mother. Experience intense emotions as memories of youthful passion clash with the haunting recollections of personal loss, including the tragic suicide of his daughter. With 256 pages of beautifully crafted prose, 'Ancient Light' immerses readers in a vivid world of desire, nostalgia, and shock. This A-format paperback edition, published by Penguin UK in 2019, invites you to journey through a life that is both humorous and heartbreakingly poignant. Perfect for fans of literary fiction and those who appreciate deep explorations of love and loss, this book is a must-read. Get your copy today and delve into a tale that is as entertaining as it is moving. Fast shipping and reliable delivery options are available to ensure you receive your order promptly. Order now and experience the emotional depth of 'Ancient Light' today!
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780241986455
Format: A-format paperback
Year: 2019
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 256
Description:
A story of obsessive young love and overwhelming grief from the Booker Prize-winning author - now a Penguin Essential
'Billy Gray was my best friend and I fell in love with his mother.'
Alexander Cleave, an actor who thinks his best days are behind him, remembers his first unlikely affair as a teenage boy in a small town in 1950s Ireland- the illicit meetings in a rundown cottage outside town; assignations in the back of his lover's car on sunny mornings and rain-soaked afternoons. And with these early memories comes something sharper and much darker - the more recent recollection of the actor's own daughter's suicide ten years before.
Ancient Light is the story of a life rendered brilliantly vivid- the obsession and selfishness of young love and the terrifying shock of grief. It is a dazzling novel, funny, utterly pleasurable and devastatingly moving in the same moment.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780241986455
Format: A-format paperback
Year: 2019
Publisher: Penguin UK
Pages: 256
Description:
A story of obsessive young love and overwhelming grief from the Booker Prize-winning author - now a Penguin Essential
'Billy Gray was my best friend and I fell in love with his mother.'
Alexander Cleave, an actor who thinks his best days are behind him, remembers his first unlikely affair as a teenage boy in a small town in 1950s Ireland- the illicit meetings in a rundown cottage outside town; assignations in the back of his lover's car on sunny mornings and rain-soaked afternoons. And with these early memories comes something sharper and much darker - the more recent recollection of the actor's own daughter's suicide ten years before.
Ancient Light is the story of a life rendered brilliantly vivid- the obsession and selfishness of young love and the terrifying shock of grief. It is a dazzling novel, funny, utterly pleasurable and devastatingly moving in the same moment.