A remarkable new novel from the Costa Prize-winning poet and novelist, this is a deeply moving and profound tale of an unlikely friendship that transcends time, age and the limits of narrative to reveal the unexpected peace we can find in listening to another's history
Levertijd: ca. 4 tot 6 werkdagen
Kate, a grieving, semi-alcoholic film student, invites an elderly woman to take part in an oral-history documentary. Gradually, Jean offers a heart-breaking account, not only of her own history - a lost lover, a family scarred by war - but of the American century itself;
