This Body
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On Sale:
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21/07/2005
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Formats:
Trade paperback
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Victoria, a chef living in North London, can’t seem to shake
her ghosts. But when her sister dies in Guyana, leaving behind a young son,
Victoria’s life changes in ways she could never have predicted. Suddenly she
is forced to confront both the death of her past and the frightening promise of
her future.
A tender portrait of two people searching for truth, love and
identity, this is an astonishingly wise novel.
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Author Extras
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Critical Praise for
This Body
"A book of unusual authenticity...Beautiful."
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John Berger
"This Body is a revelation. It is one of those rare novels with a lingering life, its characters continuing to move and breathe and speak long after the reading is done."
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The Globe and Mail
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