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Lullaby Beach: 'A PORTRAIT OF SISTERHOOD ... POWERFUL, WISE, CELEBRATORY' Daily Mail
Stella Duffy
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'Faultless storytelling . . . Wise, generous, atmospheric' Observer
Growing up after the war in Westmere, an English seaside town, Kitty has been sheltered by her parents, but meeting Danny changes all of that. She decides to leave everyone and everything she knows to follow Danny to London, in pursuit of glamour and opportunity, and this sets in motion a series of events that will echo down the generations. Over fifty years later, when Kitty's body is found in her beach hut with a suicide note by her side, her great-niece will help to unravel all the secrets which the family has kept hidden over the decades.
'Explores familial legacy, generational secrets and the effects of long-lasting trauma with a distinct tenderness' New Statesman
'A portrait of sisterhood . . . powerful' Daily Mail'A writer who never lets you down' Ali Smith
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Praise for Lullaby Beach: 'A PORTRAIT OF SISTERHOOD ... POWERFUL, WISE, CELEBRATORY' Daily Mail
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A writer who never lets you down - ALI SMITHDuffy is a fearless writer ... A portrait of sisterhood in the wider sense - one that's as powerful and gritty as it is wise and celebratory - DAILY MAILLullaby Beach explores familial legacy, generational secrets and the effects of long-lasting trauma with a distinct tenderness - New StatesmanWhether it's down to the sure rhythm of Duffy's faultless storytelling or the faded backdrop of the south coast of England, her latest novel is a comforting tale despite some gritty subject matter. It opens as eighty-something Kitty takes her own life, leaving behind not just a gaping hole in the world of her two great-nieces, but a mystery, too. Four dates contained in a note seem to hold the key, concealing secrets that bind three generations of Beth and Sara's family. Wise, generous and atmospheric - ObserverFirst class - MARCEL BERLINS, THE TIMESSharp insights and sharper wit - DAILY MAILA powerful talent - GUARDIANNobody turns the screw of tension tighter than Stella Duffy - VAL MCDERMID
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