A Sweet Obscurity

A Sweet Obscurity by Patrick Gale


ISBN
9780007151028
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
496
Dimensions
129 x 198 x 32mm

A moving and intensely felt examination of the steps to which we will go to seek protection and security in others. 'A Sweet Obscurity' is the story of individuals in search of a family . . .

Dido, the nine-year-old heroine and emotional centre of Patrick Gales' latest painful comedy, knows that the adults who surround her, the adults who should know better, depend on her for happiness. So who can she go to when her short life turns upside down and tragic family history threatens to repeat itself? Eliza, the clever, depressive aunt who has brought Dido up, and whose brilliant academic career has foundered due to the demands of unlooked-for motherhood, tires and fails to give Dido the happy, normal childhood she never had herself. Her ex-husband, Giles, needs Dido back in his life, feeling it has lost all meaning, all substance, without her.

Then there is Pearce, the new love interest in Eliza's life, desperate to give Eliza and Dido the security and protection they need. But will Eliza let him? Does she love him, or is she using him to restart a stalled career?

Only Dido, unheard of in the clamour of others' needs, has the power to make or break the happiness of these children in adult clothing.
March Book Frenzy (Online Only)
18.36
RRP: $22.95
20% off RRP


This product is unable to be ordered online. Please check in-store availability.
Instore Price: $22.95
Enter your Postcode or Suburb to view availability and delivery times.

Other Titles by Patrick Gale

A Place Called Winter
22.99
18.39
20% Off
Take Nothing With You
22.99
18.39
20% Off
A Perfectly Good Man
24.99
19.99
20% Off
Tree Surgery For Beginners
24.99
19.99
20% Off
Mothers Boy
22.99
18.39
20% Off

You might also like

A Little Life
22.99
17.99
22% Off
The Lovely Bones
32.99
14.99
55% Off
Norwegian Wood
22.99
18.39
20% Off
Kafka On The Shore
22.99
18.39
20% Off
The Bronze Horseman
22.99
18.39
20% Off
The WindUp Bird Chronicle
22.99
18.39
20% Off
Sputnik Sweetheart
22.99
18.39
20% Off
The Satanic Verses
22.99
18.39
20% Off
The Summer Garden
22.99
18.39
20% Off
Atonement
22.99
18.39
20% Off
The Time Travelers Wife
22.99
18.39
20% Off
The Elephant Vanishes
22.99
18.39
20% Off
Montana 1948
16.95
13.56
20% Off
After Dark
22.99
18.39
20% Off
The Longest Memory
22.99
18.39
20% Off
Dance Dance Dance
22.99
18.39
20% Off
The God Of Small Things
22.99
18.39
20% Off
A Wild Sheep Chase
22.99
18.39
20% Off
A Fine Balance
24.99
19.99
20% Off

RRP refers to the Recommended Retail Price as set out by the original publisher at time of release.
The RRP set by overseas publishers may vary to those set by local publishers due to exchange rates and shipping costs.
Due to our competitive pricing, we may have not sold all products at their original RRP.