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The distance between us / Maggie O'Farrell.

The distance between us / Maggie O'Farrell.
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"Set largely between Hong Kong and the Scottish Highlands, Maggie O'Farrell's third novel is a story about family and emigration - and the way you can never escape your family, or their history, no matter how far you travel. Stella - spirited, witty and passionate - has fled London to confront the childhood secret which has marked her life, and twinned her destiny with her sister's. A set of tragic circumstances and a hasty marriage bring Jake from Hong Kong to Britain, where he embarks upon a quest for the father he never knew. When Jake and Stella meet, both their lives are changed forever, but not before Stella's past is brought painfully out into the open. Set largely between Hong Kong and the Scottish Highlands, Maggie O'Farrell's third novel is a story about family and emigration - and the way you can never escape your family, or their history, no matter how far you travel. Stella - spirited, witty and passionate - has fled London to confront the childhood secret which has marked her life, and twinned her destiny with her sister's. A set of tragic circumstances and a hasty marriage bring Jake from Hong Kong to Britain, where he embarks upon a quest for the father he never knew. When Jake and Stella meet, both their lives are changed forever, but not before Stella's past is brought painfully out into the open. Includes bibliographical references. In London, Stella sees a man she thinks she recognizes; at the same moment in Hong Kong, Jake and his girlfriend are endangered by an unruly crowd celebrating Chinese New Year. These seemingly unrelated events cause both Stella and Jake to flee their lives and discover a connection between the two of them.

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31234001688 OFAR
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ISBN 0755302656
9780755302659
0755309189
9780755309184
9780755302666
0755302664
Name O'Farrell, Maggie, 1972-
Title The distance between us / Maggie O'Farrell.
Published London : Review, 2004.
Description 373 pages ; 23 cm
Notes "Set largely between Hong Kong and the Scottish Highlands, Maggie O'Farrell's third novel is a story about family and emigration - and the way you can never escape your family, or their history, no matter how far you travel. Stella - spirited, witty and passionate - has fled London to confront the childhood secret which has marked her life, and twinned her destiny with her sister's. A set of tragic circumstances and a hasty marriage bring Jake from Hong Kong to Britain, where he embarks upon a quest for the father he never knew. When Jake and Stella meet, both their lives are changed forever, but not before Stella's past is brought painfully out into the open.
Set largely between Hong Kong and the Scottish Highlands, Maggie O'Farrell's third novel is a story about family and emigration - and the way you can never escape your family, or their history, no matter how far you travel. Stella - spirited, witty and passionate - has fled London to confront the childhood secret which has marked her life, and twinned her destiny with her sister's. A set of tragic circumstances and a hasty marriage bring Jake from Hong Kong to Britain, where he embarks upon a quest for the father he never knew. When Jake and Stella meet, both their lives are changed forever, but not before Stella's past is brought painfully out into the open.
Note Includes bibliographical references.
Summary In London, Stella sees a man she thinks she recognizes; at the same moment in Hong Kong, Jake and his girlfriend are endangered by an unruly crowd celebrating Chinese New Year. These seemingly unrelated events cause both Stella and Jake to flee their lives and discover a connection between the two of them.
Subjects Sisters -- Fiction
Sisters
London (England) -- Fiction
England -- London
Genre Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
Love stories.
Domestic fiction.
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