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The Light of Day

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Sarah is in prison. Every fortnight she is visited by George, the private eye she employed to observe the final stage of her husband’s affair. The visits – and the days between – lead George back into Sarah’s past, into events he can picture only too well, while bringing him ever closer to a time he can’t quite imagine – when she will once again step out into the clear light of day…

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Graham
Swift

Graham Swift was born in 1949 and is the author of nine novels, a collection of short stories and Making an Elephant, a book of essays, portraits, poetry and reflections on his life in writing. With Waterland he won the Guardian Fiction Prize, and with Last Orders the Booker Prize. Both novels have since been made into films. Graham Swift’s work has appeared in over thirty languages.

Graham Swift was born in 1949 and is the author of nine novels, a collection of short stories and Making an Elephant, a book of essays, portraits, poetry and reflections on his life in writing. With Waterland he won the Guardian Fiction Prize, and with Last Orders the Booker Prize. Both novels have since been made into films. Graham Swift’s work has appeared in over thirty languages.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
27/01/2025
Country
United Kingdom
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton Ltd.

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