Josephine Wilson

Extinctions

Buch

Professor Frederick Lothian, retired engineer, world expert on concrete and connoisseur of modernist design, has quarantined himself from life by moving to a retirement village. Surrounded and obstructed by the debris of his life, he is determined to be miserable, but is tired of his existence and of the life he has chosen.When a series of unfortunate incidents forces him and his neighbour, Jan, together, he begins to realise the damage done by the accumulation of a lifetime's secrets and lies, and to comprehend his own shortcomings. Finally, Frederick Lothian has the opportunity to build something meaningful for the ones he loves.Humorous, p… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-78816-077-3
EAN: 9781788160773
Produktnummer: 29124230
Verlag: Profile Books Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Masse: H19.8 cm x B13.0 cm x D2.7 cm 259 g
Auflage: Main
Gewicht: 259

Über den Autor

Josephine Wilson lives in Perth, Western Australia with her partner and two children. Her first novel, Cusp, was published in 2005. Extinctions, her second novel, won the Miles Franklin Award in 2017.