Description
Nature or nurture? The impact of traumatic childhood experience reverberates into the grown-up world of Frank, Alice and Henry - children from three families suffering the fall-out from their early life. Frank, a working-class boy abused by his step-father, Alice, physically handicapped and frustrated, Henry, the less clever son of wealthy ambitious parentsFrom a rundown estate in Eastleigh, a small town in Darlington and an affluent Cotswold home, each character grapples with the life fate has handed them. Until by chance they all come together in adulthood, the repercussions are explosive.
About the Author
Sylvia Colley lives in Pinner, North London and spent many years as Head of English at the Purcell School. She has published a book of poetry, It's Not What I Wanted Though and two novels, Lights on Dark Water and Ask Me to Dance. Her poetry and a documentary, The Tale of Three Daughters, about her life and the loss of two of her children, have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
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- Contributor: Sylvia Colley
- Imprint: Muswell Press
- ISBN13: 9781739966096
- Number of Pages: 340
- Packaged Dimensions: 129x198mm
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Muswell Press
- Release Date: 2022-06-16
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Sylvia Colley lives in Pinner, North London and spent many years as Head of English at the Purcell School. She has published a book of poetry, It's Not What I Wanted Though and two novels, Lights on Dark Water and Ask Me to Dance. Her poetry and a documentary, The Tale of Three Daughters, about her life and the loss of two of her children, have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
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