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About Paradise
Almost forty and with nothing to show for it, Hannah Luckraft is starting to realise that her lifestyle is not sustainable. Her soul is unwell, her family is wounded, her friends are odd, her body is unreliable and her drinking is out of control. Robert, a dissolute dentist, appears to offer a love she can understand, but he may only be one more symptom of her problem.
Almost forty and with nothing to show for it, Hannah Luckraft is starting to realise that her lifestyle is not sustainable. Her soul is unwell, her family is wounded, her friends are odd, her body is unreliable and her drinking is out of control. Robert, a dissolute dentist, appears to offer a love she can understand, but he may only be one more symptom of her problem.
From Scotland to Dublin, from London to Montreal, to Budapest and onwards, Hannah travels in search of the ultimate altered state - her paradise.
'A truly superb novel-Often very funny, filled with sardonic one-liners that encapsulate the plight of the heavy drinker-An enormous pleasure to read...Simply brilliant' Scotland on Sunday
'An unflinching book, elevated by the sublime quality of Kennedy's writing. Lacerating comedy is pitted against passages of sheer beauty' Independent on Sunday
A. L. Kennedy has published three previous novels, two books of non-fiction, and three collections of stories, most recently 'Indelible Acts' in 2002. She lives in Glasgow.
Almost forty and with nothing to show for it, Hannah Luckraft is starting to realise that her lifestyle is not sustainable. Her soul is unwell, her family is wounded, her friends are odd, her body is unreliable and her drinking is out of control.
Paradise features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback, Ebook. £14.39, down from the £15.99 cover price. Print on Demand / Special Order.
Paradise was written by A L Kennedy and published by Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House
Paradise has 352 pages
£14.39, reduced from £15.99. Print on Demand / Special Order.
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