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The Whole Day Through: A stunning, compassionate novel of love, regret and the choices we make (Paperback)
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The Whole Day Through: A stunning, compassionate novel of love, regret and the choices we make (Paperback)

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Published: 19/04/2018
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From the bestselling author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER, Patrick Gale's THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH is the beautiful structured story of the choices we make when we come face to face with our past.

One summer's day, two lovers meet again...

'Wry, clever, faultlessly crafted' Guardian

'Poignant and acutely observed' Daily Express

Laura Lewis has left her life in Paris and returned home to Winchester to care for her aging, but still sharp mother. Ben has moved away from his beautiful and loyal wife to support his brother, living alone since their mother's death. A chance encounter reminds them both of the relationship - and the spark - they once shared.

In the course of a single summer's day, they come face to face with the feelings of love and regret they share, and the choices they must make; whether to be true to themselves, or to what they believe is the right thing to do.

What readers love about THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH:

'I found myself walking every footstep with the characters, and knowing just where they were going and what he was seeing. The characterisation was, as always with Patrick Gale, so strong and believable' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'As always, Patrick Gale does not disappoint. An excellent read, brim full with characters the reader feels they know, and a storyline which totally engages' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781472255440
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 160 g
Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 26 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

Poignant and acutely observed - Daily Express

This is a wry, clever, fautlessly crafted mini-soap threaded with sadness ... beautifully written, precisely nuanced and assured - Guardian

A bittersweet tale of what happens when you're torn between duty and desire - She

[Gale's] fluid telescoping of past and present adds to the mood of quiet poignancy - She

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“The Whole Day Through - typical Patrick Gale”

I really enjoyed this book; the gentle tempo, the relationships between the main characters, it all felt very believable. When you discover how the past has affected the present, everything in the book makes sense. I... More

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“A bittersweet love story”

Laura leaves behind her life in Paris to care for her elderly mother while ex-boyfriend Ben, who lives in the town she has returned to, must care for his brother after his mother’s death. When they meet again after so... More

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