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| Verlag | Salt Publishing Limited |
| Auflage | 2023 |
| Format | 12,9 x 19,8 x 1,9 cm |
| Gewicht | 234 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| Reihe | Salt Modern Fiction |
| EAN | 9781784632588 |
| Bestell-Nr | 78463258UA |
Nameless Lake traces with forensic intensity the moments that shape our lives but go unregarded because we don't know how to talk about them.
'It's a brilliant novel, I think, so sharply observed and so even handed in its treatment of the sexes.' -Patrick Gale
Nameless Lake is about the unspoken pressures of gender and desire, told through the shifting dynamics of a lifelong friendship. Emma and Madryn grow up with dreams of escaping their seaside hometown, sustained by an obsession with photography and secret acts of vandalism. But adulthood brings its own limitations, and Emma yearns for connection beyond the constraints of her family. Drawn deeper into Madryn's private life, Emma feels new possibilities awakening within herself, but when Madryn faces a backlash from her controlling partner, Emma must finally break out of her role as passive observer.
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This book captures the essence of an enduring friendship between two women who've known each other since childhood. Nameless Lake shimmers with humour and resilience, is even giddy with fierce love at times, while also plumbing those murkier depths of our baser feelings and emotions. And Chris Parker reveals all of this to us in much the same way as Emma's work in art restoration and conservation does a painting. Fragment by fragment, he uncovers the layers that have accumulated over the years and brings their friendship into sharper, almost forensic, focus so that Emma and his readers can examine it and hopefully come to appreciate where its true power and beauty lies.
Kathryn Eastman Nut Press
