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An Island
- Author
- Karen Jennings
- Narrator
- Ben Onwukwe
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 14 October 2021
- Run Time
- 5 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Samuel has lived alone for a long time; one morning he finds the sea has brought someone to offer companionship and to threaten his solitude…
An intense and powerful novel about guilt and fear, friendship and rejection; about the meaning of home.
“A gripping, terrifying and unforgettable story.” ELLEKE BOEHMER
“...a moving, transfixing novel of loss, political upheaval, history, identity, all rendered in majestic and extraordinary prose.” BOOKER PRIZE JUDGES
"Karen Jennings...is showing all the signs that she is destined for the kind of greatness achieved by Margaret Atwood, Nadine Gordimer or Jeanette Winterson..." KARINA MAGDALENA, Cape Times
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Details
- Author
- Karen Jennings
- Narrator
- Ben Onwukwe
- Duration
- 5 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 October 2021
- ISBN
- 9781004061402
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
NOMINATED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZESamuel has lived alone for a long time; one morning he finds the sea has brought someone to offer companionship and to threaten his solitude…An intense and powerful novel about guilt and fear, friendship and rejection; about the meaning of home.“A gripping, terrifying and unforgettable story.” ELLEKE BOEHMER“...a moving, transfixing novel of loss, political upheaval, history, identity, all rendered in majestic and extraordinary prose.” BOOKER PRIZE JUDGES"Karen Jennings...is showing all the signs that she is destined for the kind of greatness achieved by Margaret Atwood, Nadine Gordimer or Jeanette Winterson..." KARINA MAGDALENA, Cape Times
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