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The Whole Day Through by Patrick Gale

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The Whole Day Through

Author
Patrick Gale
Narrator
Patrick Gale
Publisher
Headline
Publish Date
13 December 2021
Run Time
5 hours 3 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction

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What to expect

From the bestselling author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER, a story of the choices we make when we come face to face with our past.

'Wry, clever, fautlessly crafted' Guardian

'Poignant and acutely observed' Daily Express

Laura has left Paris to return to her childhood home, to act as carer to her ageing, but still brilliantly sharp, mother. Ben has moved away from his beautiful and loyal wife to support his brother, alone since their own mother's death. A chance encounter will remind Ben and Laura both of the relationship they once shared, many years ago.

On one day, they will come face to face with the feelings they had, the chemistry that still lies between them, and the choices they must make: to be true to themselves, or true only to what they believe to be right.

(P) 2021 Headline Publishing Group Limited

Critics Review

  • Poignant and acutely observed

    Daily Express

  • This is a wry, clever, fautlessly crafted mini-soap threaded with sadness ... beautifully written, precisely nuanced and assured

    Guardian

  • A bittersweet tale of what happens when you're torn between duty and desire

    She

  • [Gale's] fluid telescoping of past and present adds to the mood of quiet poignancy

    She

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Details
Author
Patrick Gale
Narrator
Patrick Gale
Duration
5 hours 3 minutes
Release Date
13 December 2021
ISBN
9781472255686
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Headline
Genre
Modern and contemporary fiction

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER, a story of the choices we make when we come face to face with our past.'Wry, clever, fautlessly crafted' Guardian'Poignant and acutely observed' Daily ExpressLaura has left Paris to return to her childhood home, to act as carer to her ageing, but still brilliantly sharp, mother. Ben has moved away from his beautiful and loyal wife to support his brother, alone since their own mother's death. A chance encounter will remind Ben and Laura both of the relationship they once shared, many years ago. On one day, they will come face to face with the feelings they had, the chemistry that still lies between them, and the choices they must make: to be true to themselves, or true only to what they believe to be right.(P) 2021 Headline Publishing Group Limited

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