A Year of Marvellous Ways - by Sarah Winman (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Cornwall, 1947. Marvellous Ways is a ninety-year-old woman who's lived alone in a remote creek for nearly all her life. Recently she's taken to spending her days sitting on the steps of her caravan with a pair of binoculars. She's waiting for something - she's not sure what, but she'll know it when she sees it. Freddy Drake is a young soldier left reeling by the war. He's agreed to fulfil a dying friend's last wish and hand-deliver a letter to the boy's father in Cornwall. But Freddy's journey doesn't go to plan, and sees him literally wash up in Marvellous' creek, broken in body and spirit. When Marvellous comes to his aid, an unlikely friendship grows between the two. Can Freddy give Marvellous what she needs to say goodbye to the world, and can she give him what he needs to go on?<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>A YEAR OF MARVELLOUS WAYS is the unforgettable and completely captivating new novel from Sarah Winman, author of the international bestseller WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT. <p/>Marvellous Ways is eighty-nine years old and has lived alone in a remote Cornish creek for nearly all her life. Lately she's taken to spending her days sitting on a mooring stone by the river with a telescope. She's waiting for something - she's not sure what, but she'll know it when she sees it. <p/>Drake is a young soldier left reeling by the Second World War. When his promise to fulfil a dying man's last wish sees him wash up in Marvellous' creek, broken in body and spirit, the old woman comes to his aid. <p/>A YEAR OF MARVELLOUS WAYS is a glorious, life-affirming story about the magic in everyday life and the pull of the sea, the healing powers of storytelling and sloe gin, love and death and how we carry on when grief comes snapping at our heels.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The sense of magic infused through the novel casts a spell over the reader that makes you not want to put the book down until you've turned the final page--<b>Hannah Beckerman, author of THE DEAD WIFE'S HANDBOOK</b><br><br><i>A Year of Marvellous Ways</i> is like Dylan Thomas given a sexy rewrite by Angela Carter--<b>Patrick Gale, author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER</b><br><br>A book to savour, to read in wonderful, rich little bits like dark chocolate. Winman's prose is poetry, with a rhythm, a heartbeat, that carries you through like music--<b>Emma Hooper, author of ETTA AND OTTO AND RUSSELL AND JAMES</b><br><br>A breathtaking reading experience... a beautiful book that is unafraid to reveal the ugliness of the world--<i><b>Toronto Star</b></i><br><br>A glorious poem of a novel - a story to read slowly and to marvel at the beauty of it--<b>Rosamund Lupton, author of SISTER</b><br><br>A gripping waiting game ... The novel's surprising denouement is also well worth the wait--<i><b>Observer</b></i><br><br>A lavish and clever read which will stand the test of time--<i><b>Irish Examiner</b></i><br><br>A truly enchanting book--<i><b>Irish Times</b></i><br><br>Beautifully written--<i><b>Sun on Sunday, Fabulous Magazine</b></i><br><br>Fanciful imagery and beautiful prose that ebbs and flows--<i><b>Independent</b></i><br><br>Folkloric, poetic, gorgeous. All I needed was a campfire and a bottle of moonshine--<b>Emylia Hall, author of THE BOOK OF SUMMERS</b><br><br>In this warm, kindly novel, the sea is both magical and healing. Lovely--<i><b>The Times</b></i><br><br>Moving... offbeat and memorable--<i><b>Woman & Home</b></i><br><br>One to read slowly so you can savour every beautiful sentence--<i><b>Good Housekeeping (Book of the Month)</b></i><br><br>She is particularly good at bringing the sensations of landscape to bear - its smell, sound and look - and in Marvellous has created a character of warmth and eccentricity--<i><b>Metro</b></i><br><br>The book demonstrates vividly how we need family around us, whether homegrown or grafted, to live our fullest lives... By the end of this novel, we too belong in the world of Marvellous Ways--<i><b>Sunday Express, S Magazine</b></i><br><br>The stories are touching and the twist of magical realism lends them a joyful, fairytale element--<i><b>Daily Record</b></i><br><br>What struck me was Winman's gorgeous imagery, beautiful passages and imaginative storytelling. Quirky and slightly hairbrained, <i>A Year of Marvellous Ways</i> is an unforgettable book--<i><b>Mitford Society Summer Reads</b></i><br><br>Winman excels in her sweeping prose and her unwavering theme of love in all its forms--<i><b>Stylist</b></i><br><br>Yet again Sarah Winman has written a beautiful, beautiful novel. <i>A Year of Marvellous Ways</i> will hypnotise, seduce, until you can do nothing but pick it up and read it again--<b>Tiffany Murray, author of DIAMOND STAR HALO and SUGAR HALL</b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Sarah Winman grew up in Essex and now lives in London. She attended the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and went on to act in theatre, film and television. She has written two novels, WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT and A YEAR OF MARVELLOUS WAYS.
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