Susan Fletcher

The Night in Question

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Produktbeschreibung

Discover the uplifting story with a uniquely loveable protagonist, perfect for fans of Elizabeth is Missing, Small Pleasures and Dear Mrs Bird. 'A wonderfully warm and involving page-turner.' Clare Chambers'A life-affirming novel, full of surprises' Emma Stonex'Full of unforgettable characters, a beguiling mystery with gorgeous prose' Jennie GodfreyFlorence Butterfield has lived an extraordinary life full of travel, passion and adventure. But, at eighty-seven, she suspects there are no more surprises to come her way. Then, one midsummer's night, something terrible happens - so strange and unexpected that Florence - or Florrie, as her friends call her - is suspicious. The only clue is a magenta envelope, discarded earlier that day. And Florrie - cheerfully independent but often overlooked - is the only person determined to uncover the truth. As she does, Florrie finds herself looking back on her own life . . . ...and a long-buried secret becomes ever harder to ignore. Praise for The Night in Question and Susan Fletcher:'[Fletcher's] prose is extraordinarily lyrical . . . and her themes are profound.' Sunday Times'A gifted storyteller' Independent'Fletcher unpeels with delicacy and insight the complex layers of the human heart.' Guardian

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 140mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 552g
• ISBN-13: 9781787637412
• ISBN-10: 1787637417
• Artikelnr.: 68100038

Autorenporträt

Susan Fletcher was born in Birmingham and studied English Literature at the University of York. Whilst taking the MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, she began her first novel, Eve Green, which won the Whitbread First Novel Award (2004) and Betty Trask Prize (2005). Since then, she has written seven novels, supplementing her writing through various roles including as a cheesemonger and a warden for an archaeological excavation site near Hadrian's Wall. She has also been the Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Worcester. She lives in Warwickshire.