The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans

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A life-affirming story of family and personal self-discovery

When George, the eldest son of Matthew Silverman, announces he won't follow his father's footsteps as editor of the family-owned local newspaper, the family finds itself on a course for change. The newspaper has been going for nearly 100 years.

With younger brother Alexander and sisters Loraine and Alison growing up fast too, and gradual progress in the world around them, can Matthew do what's best for them all

This beautifully observed story of a loving family navigating generational change retains a timeless appeal today.

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Praise for Victor Canning:

Quite delightful with an atmosphere of quiet contentment and humour thatcannot fail to charmDaily Telegraph

There issuch a gentle humourin the bookDaily Sketch

What counts for most in the story is hismounting pleasure in vagabondage and the English sceneThe Times

A paean to the beauties of the English countryside andthe lovable oddities of the English characterNew York Times

His delight at the beauties of the countryside and hismild astonishment at the strange ways of men are infectiousDaily Telegraph

A swift-moving novel,joyous, happy and incurably optimisticEvening Standard

His gift of story-telling is obviously innate.Rarely does one come on so satisfyingan amalgam of plot, characterisation and good writingPunch

Author Bio

Victor Canningwas a prolific writer throughout his career, which began young: he had sold several short stories by the age of nineteen and his first novel,Mr Finchley Discovers His England(1934) was published when he was twenty-three. It proved to be a runaway bestseller. Canning also wrote for children: his trilogyThe Runawayswas adapted for US children's television. Canning's later thrillers were darker and more complex than his earlier work and received further critical acclaim.