Shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2010.
The Desmond Elliott Prize is an annual award for a first novel written in English and published in the UK. Worth £10,000 to the winner, the prize is named after the literary agent and publisher, Desmond Elliott. Click here to find out more.
March 2010 Good Housekeeping selection.
Fabulous historical page-turner Before The Earthquake, from debut novelist Maria Allen, sees 15-year-old Concetta piecing together her past after an earthquake devastates her rural Italian village and leaves her with no memory.
| Primary Genre | Family Drama |
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Who was the man she met last night?At the turn of the last century, the Salierno family make a tough living as farmers in the forbidding, mountainous terrain of Southern Italy. One stiflingly hot summer, an earthquake strikes, devastating their village, destroying homes and taking lives.
Before the Earthquake features in the following genres: Family Drama, Debuts, Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback. Not Available.
Before the Earthquake was written by Maria Allen and published by Tindal Street Press
