A Possible Life

£9.99

Terrified, a young man in the Second World War closes his eyes and pictures himself hitting a perfect six; across the courtyard in a Victorian workhouse, a father is too ashamed to acknowledge his son; a skinny awkward girl steps out of a Chevy with a guitar and sings four songs that send shivers through the teeth and skull.

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** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**

‘A delight… A tightly written, moving and exciting’ Daily Telegraph

Terrified, a young prisoner in the Second World War closes his eyes and pictures himself going out to bat on a sunlit cricket ground in Hampshire.

Across the courtyard in a Victorian workhouse, a father too ashamed to acknowledge his son.

A skinny girl steps out of a Chevy with a guitar; her voice sends shivers through the skull.

Soldiers and lovers, parents and children, scientists and musicians risk their bodies and hearts in search of connection – some key to understanding what makes us the people we become.

Provocative and profound, Sebastian Faulks’s novel journeys across continents and time to explore the chaos created by love, separation and missed opportunities. From the pain and drama of these highly particular lives emerges a mysterious consolation: the chance to feel your heart beat in someone else’s life.
‘It does what any good novel should – it unsettles, it moves, and it forces us to question who we are’ Sunday Times

Additional information

Weight 0.244 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 1.9 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

294

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K