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The Kindness (Hardback)

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Hardback 304 Pages
Published: 12/03/2015

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`He followed her eyes skyward to a bird that was falling, turning and turning, like a heart that had leapt free. It fell, and as it did it became a falcon. He was transfixed.' Julian's fall begins the moment he sets eyes on Julia. Julia is married and eight years his senior; he is a gifted English student, a life of academia ahead. Ignoring warnings from family and friends they each give up all they have to be together. Their new life in London offers immense happiness, especially after their longed-for daughter Mira is born. When Julian hears that Firdaws, his boyhood home, is for sale he sets out to recreate a lost paradise for his new family. Once again, love blinds him. It is only when Mira becomes terrifyingly ill that it is impossible for Julia to conceal from him the explosive secret that she has been keeping at the heart of their lives. Lyrical, haunting and exquisitely rendered, Polly Samson's second novel explores a deception that comes wrapped as a gift, a betrayal clothed in kindness, and asks if we can ever truly trust another. The result is an unforgettable story of love, grief, betrayal and reconciliation, masterfully plotted and beautifully told.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781408861875
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 591 g
Dimensions: 234 x 153 mm

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“Sumptuous prose”

Julia meets Julian when she’s flying her husband’s hawk in Wychwood, and so begins a novel which is told in a series of ever illuminating flashbacks. Despite the age gap between them, and Julia’s existing unhappy... More

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1 similar book recommended
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Kris Anderson, The Avid Reader

“The worst book I have read this year!”

The Kindness by Polly Samson is one of the worst books I have read this year. The book starts in 1989 with Julia married to Chris. Chris has been away working and Julia (who is twenty-nine) has been having an affair... More

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“An interesting reading journey”

Polly Samson unmistakable short story signature can be found in this novel as well. She managed to intrigue me from the first page by changing the plot order, make every chapter sound like a single story and get... More

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