
2010 Longlist
The Language of Others
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.
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
England
Original Language
English
Publisher
Bantam Press
Nominating Library