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2008 Nominated

Natural Flights of the Human Mind

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

In a disused lighthouse on the Devon coast lives Peter Straker, a recluse who, in his dreams, is visited by an oddly disparate group of people from a grandmother to a teenager. But they have all been dead for 24 years – and Straker thinks he killed them
Many years ago, newly-married Imogen Doody`s husband went to work one day and never came back, leaving her angry at life and other people. Now Imogen has inherited a cottage near Straker`s lighthouse, a piece of good fortune she badly needs. But the cottage is falling down, and she needs help restoring it…
Guilt, emotional bruising and a Tiger Moth plane lie at the heart of this story of two misfits. Related with infectious warmth and wit, it is a testament to the essential goodness and resilience of the human spirit.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Clare
Morrall

Clare Morrall is an English novelist. She has lived mainly in Birmingham, where she worked for many years as a music teacher. Her debut novel, Astonishing Splashes of Colour, was shortlisted for the 2003 Booker Prize. She has subsequently had seven novels published.

Clare Morrall is an English novelist. She has lived mainly in Birmingham, where she worked for many years as a music teacher. Her debut novel, Astonishing Splashes of Colour, was shortlisted for the 2003 Booker Prize. She has subsequently had seven novels published.

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

Peter Straker and Imogen Doody are both survivors of separate disasters which happened twenty four years previously and for which they blames themselves and other people. This very odd and unglamorous couple, each of whom has rebuilt their lives after a fashion and in a very limited way, meet and slowly reveal themselves to the reader and to each other. Gradually coming to terms with the past, they return to the world. Set in England on the Devon coast, this is warming tale about relationships and redemption.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United Kingdom
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Sceptre

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