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The Wreck

A$60 · Offered by Harry Hartog Rare Books · No longer available

Plt;bPgt;Two couples create a utopian dream of communal living in the English countryside P#8211; and then it all comes tumbling down, in this stunning new work from the prize-winning author of AlisonPlt;/bPgt; P#39;Satisfyingly detailed and juicy... an utter treatP#39; Plt;bPgt;Amy LiptrotPlt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;P#39;Friendship, love and a gorgeous old house. A beautiful story beautifully told. I loved inhabiting Plt;iPgt;The WreckP#39; Plt;/iPgt;Plt;bPgt;Jessica StanleyPlt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;bPgt;Two couples pursue their dream of communal living in the English countryside P#8211; and then it all comes tumbling downPlt;/bPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Charlotte and Francesca were best friends at university in the mid-1970s. But tensions coursed beneath their natural affection, deepening when Fran got together with CharlotteP#8217;s friend Adrian, and the two women drifted apart.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;When Fran contacts Charlotte out of the blue with an unusual proposal P#8211; an invitation to live with her and Adrian in the rambling house theyP#8217;ve bought in the countryside P#8211; Charlotte impulsively persuades her partner, Bill, to accept this tantalising promise of a new kind of community.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;At first their new life feels utopian; life and space are shared joyfully. But it doesnP#8217;t take long for old tensions to rise to the surface, shattering their illusions and showing each of them in a new light.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;Plt;iPgt;The WreckPlt

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