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2010 Nominated

The Language of Others

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

The world is a puzzling, sometimes frightening place for Jessica Fontaine. As a child she only finds contentment in playing the piano and wandering alone in the empty spaces of Audlands Hall, the dilapidated country house where she grows up.

Twenty-five years later, divorced, with her son still living at home, Jessica remains preoccupied by the desire to create space around her. Then her volatile ex-husband reappears, the first of several surprises that both transform Jessica’s present and give her a startling new perspective on the past.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Clare
Morrall

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

A quietly effective an insightful novel which cleverly deals with Asperger’s Syndrome. Morrell’s storytelling talents are remarkable.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United Kingdom
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Bantam Press

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