The Trick to Time
Author(s): Kit de Waal
Birmingham, 1972.
Mona is a young Irish girl in a big city, with the thrill of a new job and a room of her own in a busy boarding house. On her first night out in town, she meets William, a charming Irish boy with an easy smile and an open face. They embark upon a dizzying love affair, a whirlwind marriage, an unexpected pregnancy - before a sudden tragedy tears them apart.
Decades later, Mona pieces together the memories of the years that separate them. But can she ever learn to love again?
The Trick to Timeis an unforgettable tale of grief, longing, and a love that lasts a lifetime.
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Longlisted for the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction
Kit de Waal was born in Birmingham to an Irish mother, who was a foster carer, and a Caribbean father. She worked for 15 years in criminal and family law, was a magistrate for several years and sits on adoption panels. Her debut novel My Name Is Leon was an international bestseller, shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award and long-listed for the Desmond Elliott Prize. She has two children.
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- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : Viking
- : 01 February 2018
- : books
Special Fields
- : Kit de Waal
- : Paperback