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The Clothes On Their Backs

By Linda Grant

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The Clothes On Their Backs

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE In a red brick mansion block off the Marylebone Road, Vivien, a sensitive, bookish girl grows up sealed off from both past and present by her timid refugee parents. Then one morning a glamorous uncle appears, dressed in a mohair suit, with a diamond watch on his wrist and a girl in a leopard-skin hat on his arm. Why is Uncle Sándor so violently unwelcome in her parents' home? This is a novel about survival - both banal and heroic - and a young woman who discovers the complications, even betrayals, that inevitably accompany the fierce desire to live. Set against the backdrop of a London from the 1950s to the present day, The Clothes on Their Backs is a wise and tender novel about the clothes we choose to wear, the personalities we dress ourselves in, and about how they define us all.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
304
Release Date:
2009-04-02
Publication Date:
2009-04-02
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1844085422
ISBN13:
9781844085422
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
243 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
199 cm
Thickness:
27 cm

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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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