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Mary Lawson - Solace in Winter, E-bok

E-bok, Engelska, 2026

Solace in Winter

The book that's stealing readers hearts this winter

Av Mary Lawson

334 kr

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'Utterly captivating' GRAHAM NORTON'A beauty of a book' RACHEL JOYCE'A masterpiece' JOANNE HARRISThe novel stealing readers' hearts this winter: two men -- one old, one young -- brought together by accident, the kindness of strangers and the irresistible charms of a dog called LolaIt is deep winter, 1969. The quiet town of Solace is in hibernation. But as the Vietnam War drives young men north across the Canadian border, widower Jack’s quiet life is overturned by two accidents that happen on the bend in the road into town. First comes a dog in a bad way. Next a draft-dodger, seriously injured, lying in the snow.Suddenly, Jack’s cabin is busy with a growing cast of characters – and all the baggage, dreams and desires they’re carrying. But the atmosphere chills when Jack’s daughter Sally drops by one day and doesn’t like what she sees...This exquisite snow globe of a novel is a refuge, a story of connection and moral complexity set in the remote, beautiful Canadian world that has made Mary Lawson's novels and characters so beloved.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-11-19
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Filformat: EPUB
  • Kopieringsskydd: LCP
  • ISBN: 9781529998276
  • Förlag: Vintage Publishing
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Mary Lawson’s first novel, Crow Lake, was loved by critics and readers all over the world; it was translated into 26 languages and published in 29 countries. It was a New York Times bestseller, won the McKitterick Prize and spent 75 weeks on the bestseller lists in her native Canada. Her second novel, The Other Side of the Bridge, was longlisted for the Booker Prize and selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club. Road Ends, published in 2014, was described by the New York Times as ‘tender and surprising . . . a vivid and evocative tale’. A Town Called Solace was an instant bestseller in Canada and longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. Mary came to England in the 1960s, and lives in Kingston-upon-Thames.

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I don’t know how she does it. I was so emotionally invested in these characters from the very first page. Mary Lawson has the rare ability to find extraordinary beauty and warmth in the most unexpected places. She's one of my all-time favourite writers... utterly captivating

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