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Sunlight Hours: Three women united by the secrets of a river . . .

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Full Title:

Sunlight Hours: Three women united by the secrets of a river . . .

Contributors:

By (Author) Caroline Caugant
Translated by Jackie Smith

ISBN:

9781529342291

Publisher:

Hodder & Stoughton

Imprint:

Hodder & Stoughton

Publication Date:

28th July 2020

UK Publication Date:

23rd July 2020

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Narrative theme: Coming of age
Second World War fiction
Fiction in translation

Dewey:

843.92

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

240

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 232mm, Spine 28mm

Weight:

300g

Description

Thirty-something Parisian artist Billie is working towards her next exhibition when she receives the news that her mother, with whom she has had no contact for years, has drowned in the river near her nursing home. In an attempt to understand the circumstances of her death, she returns to V, the village where she grew up in the parched, sun-drenched hills above the Mediterranean.

When she arrives there, Billie finds herself reliving memories of another river drowning, 20 years earlier, memories she had tried to obliterate. What happened to Billie's dear friend Lila back then, at the age of 16, and why is Billie stalked by guilt

Sunlight Hours paints a picture of three generations of women, united by the secrets of a river.

Reviews

A paticularly well-done opus which marries sharp writing, narrative depth and an original subject - L'Express (France)

The book's strings are pulled one by one to unfurl untold secrets, and, like a thriller, the book becomes impossible to put down - Femmes Magazine (Luxembourg)

Author Bio

After modern literature studies at the Sorbonne, Caroline Caugant decided to become a writer, in parallel to her work as a graphic designer. She lives in Paris.

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