Jennifer Johnston

The Gingerbread Woman

An exquisite novel of loneliness, friendship and hope

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 2020, The Gingerbread Woman is an evocative novel of grief, loneliness and healing from one of Ireland's best loved novelists

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Headline Review / Import
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 166g
• ISBN-13: 9780747259336
• ISBN-10: 074725933X
• Artikelnr.: 10073911

Autorenporträt

Jennifer Johnston, who died in 2025, was one of the foremost Irish writers of her generation. She won the Whitbread Prize (THE OLD JEST), the Evening Standard Best First Novel Award (for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS), the Yorkshire Post Award, Best Book of the Year (twice, for THE CAPTAINS AND THE KINGS and HOW MANY MILES TO BABYLON?). She was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize with SHADOWS ON OUR SKIN.

Rezensionen

She writes with considerable acuity and understanding Sunday Times