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Incendiary

By Chris Cleave
Incendiary
From the author of "Little Bee" comes a tragicomic novel in the form of an open letter to Osama Bin Laden from a young London woman whose husband and son are killed in a terrorist attack on a soccer stadium.

Details

Authors: Chris Cleave
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9781451618495
ISBN10: 1451618492
Page Count: 272
Dimensions: 5.64x0.78x8.41
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Strand Notes

A woman mourns the loss of her husband and son at the hands of one of history's most notorious criminals. And in appealing to their executioner, she reveals the desperate sadness of a broken heart and a working-class life blown apart. Winner of the 2006 Somerset Maugham Award; Shortlisted for the 2006 Commonwealth Writers' Prize. From the author of Little Bee, a #1 New York Times bestseller that was shortlisted for the Costa Award for Best Novel of 2008). 238p.

Description

I am a woman built upon the wreckage of myself.

In an emotionally raw voice alive with grief, compassion, and startling humor, a woman mourns the loss of her husband and son at the hands of one of history's most notorious criminals. And in appealing to their executioner, she reveals the desperate sadness of a broken heart and a working-class life blown apart.

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