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The Fish (Paperback)

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. From the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Plt;iPgt;Mister PipPlt;/iPgt; comes a poetic, dreamlike novel for fans of Max PorterP#39;s Plt;iPgt;LannyPlt;/iPgt; and the works of George Saunders.Plt;iPgt;Then she lifts the Fish up from the bassinet and holds him out to me.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;P#8216;Go on, take him.P#8217; And to the Fish she says, P#8216;This is Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;your uncle.P#8217;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;iPgt;I manage to clap my hands either side of the fish bundle. But I feel like I am holding an expensive glass. Once youP#8217;re told not to drop it, all you can think of is the glass shattering across the floor.Plt;/iPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;When the baby is bornP#8212;in a shabby caravan at a beach campgroundP#8212;itP#8217;s clear he is not like other babies. But the family will try hard to protect and love and accept him. Perhaps all the more to make up for letting his troubled mother down.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;The young uncle grapples with his connection to the Fish. And as he tries to understand his family and its confusing secrets and shame, his sense of his own place in the world begins to crumble.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Lloyd JonesP#8217;s unique lyrical style is mesmerising in this tender story of family bonds, both strained and strengthened by tragedy, and the redemptive power of writing.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; From the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Mister Pip comes a poetic, dreamlike novel for fans of Max Porter's Lanny and the works of George Saunders. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781922458414

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