A house for Alice

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Alice wants to go home to die but isn’t certain when this will be. Her three daughters are divided on whether she stays or goes, and tasked with realising her dream of a house in Nigeria, conflict stirs and old wounds rise to the surface. Meanwhile, their father wanders the flames of purgatory, unable to pass into the light. Will Alice get back home and complete the circle of her life, or will London be her final refuge? Melissa, to her mother’s regret, is long separated from Michael who’s moved on to new love. Yet he still wonders if he’ll ever know anyone the way he knew Melissa, and she in turn is nostalgic for their once safe haven. Held together by their two children, it seems their own circle is not quite broken. Set against the shadows of Grenfell and a country in crisis, these people are faced with fundamental questions about who they are, what they want and where, and with whom, they want to be.

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SKU: 9781529920086 Category: Tag: Publisher/imprint : Vintage
Page count : 352
Published on 28th March, 2024

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‘A stunning multi-generational kaleidoscope of London’ Bernardine Evaristo

‘A wise, tender novel about family and love’ Monica Ali

Melissa and her sisters are in conflict. After fifty years in London, their mother wants to return home to Nigeria, leaving behind a web of resentments and secrets lately disturbed by the sudden demise of their father. Should Alice stay here, or can her daughters work together to grant her wish?

Meanwhile Melissa has never quite let go of a love she lost, and Michael in return, even while married to the sparkling Nicole, is haunted by the failed perfection of the past. As Alice’s final decision draws closer, all that is
hidden between Melissa and her siblings, Michael and Nicole, rises to the surface . . .

‘Heart and humour in abundance . . . The people on the page are real and raw’ The Times

‘So arresting, characterful, and so beautiful’ Candice Carty-Williams

‘I adored it. Her writing is exquisite: every sentence a jewel’ Elizabeth Day

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Weight 0.5 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 3.5 cm
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