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Michael is dressing for dinner at a friend's country house in Ireland. As he descends the staircase, he spots a small painting of a landing with an old linen press and the white marble statue of an angel. In the background is a woman clad in a dark green dress. During dinner, Michael comments on theContinue
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guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010
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Now you see her, now you don't
Paul Torday writes easily about unease; it is his forte. His composure is in itself unsettling. The more severe his characters' predicaments, the smoother his prose becomes. He is particularly drawn, it seems, to extravagantly dysfunctional middle-ag ... (read full critics)
guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010
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- English Books
- Others 304 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0297855255
- ISBN-13: 9780297855255
- Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
- Pub date: Mar 01, 2009
- Also available as: eBook
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| 9780297855255 | Others | $20.91 | $16.61 | The Book Depository |
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Simona Viterbo 
Double vision
Paul Torday seems to take pleasure in confounding expectations. He had spent 30 years working in industry before his prizewinning first novel, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, was published in 2007; it went on to top the bestseller lists. His superb seco ... (read full critics)