The book of ordinary people
Varley, Claire2018
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A grieving daughter navigates the morning commute, her mind bursting with memories pleading to be shared. A man made entirely of well-cut suits and strictly enforced rules swims his regular morning laps and fantasises about his self-assured promotion. A young lawyer sits in a fluorescent-lit office, typing indecipherable jargon and dreaming of everything she didn't become. A failed news hack hides under the covers from another looming deadline, and from a past that will not relent its pursuit. And a young woman seeking asylum sits tensely on an unmoving train, praying that good news waits at the other end of the line... In this charming, moving and affectionate novel, Claire Varley paints a magical portrait of five ordinary people, and the sometimes heartbreaking power of the stories we make of ourselves.
The book of ordinary people / Claire Varley.
Varley, Claire, author
Sydney, New South Wales : Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd, 2018.©2018
407 pages ; 24 cm.
9781743536261 (paperback)
A823.4
English
343022
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Hampton Library | Adult Fiction - General | VARL | Available |