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Mamele
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- Book Synopsis
- 'Haunting' Telegraph'Brilliant' Daily Mail'Profoundly moving' Marie Claire'Fresh and daring'KATE SAWYER'One of the best books I've read in a while … A real triumph'ELIZABETH MACNEAL'A complex story about motherhood, inheritance and the things we're willing to forsake in the name of desire'AMY TWIGG'A haunting novel … Overwhelming and seductive' LUCIE ELVEN---'When my mother washed my hair she crooned, mamele, mamele, into my ear. Little mother, meaning little daughter, meaning you're a good girl, Edie.'Edie lives with her partner Joanna in a crumbling country house in Broadstairs. They have spent over a decade together since the death of Harry, the third member of their polyamorous relationship. It's a quiet, comfortable existence - but conversations about the mother who abandoned her have recently awoken in Edie feelings she long thought buried.Mamele is a stylish, searing drama about the complicated love between mothers and daughters, the indelible impact of estrangement and one woman fiercely coming into her own.
- About The Author
- Gemma Reeves is a writer and teacher who lives and works in London. VICTORIA PARK, Gemma's debut novel, was published by Allen & Unwin (Atlantic Books) in January 2021.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780008658182
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- The Borough Press, (01 August 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 288
- Weight
- 400 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 222 x 141 x 30 mm
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