Author: | Bel Mooney | ISBN: | 9781448211258 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | April 16, 2013 |
Imprint: | Bloomsbury Reader | Language: | English |
Author: | Bel Mooney |
ISBN: | 9781448211258 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Publication: | April 16, 2013 |
Imprint: | Bloomsbury Reader |
Language: | English |
To newly separated Anna, holidaying in Devon with her seven-year-old son, the exquisite windsurfer winging across the waves on the river near their cottage represents all that is young, strong and free.
In a nearby nursing home Anna's mother is dying of cancer, calmly accepting impending death with a dignity her daughter cannot begin to understand.
Faced with the dilemma of many conflicting emotions – guilt, grief, nostalgia and an increasing infatuation with the teenage windsurfer – Anna struggles to come to terms with her life…
To newly separated Anna, holidaying in Devon with her seven-year-old son, the exquisite windsurfer winging across the waves on the river near their cottage represents all that is young, strong and free.
In a nearby nursing home Anna's mother is dying of cancer, calmly accepting impending death with a dignity her daughter cannot begin to understand.
Faced with the dilemma of many conflicting emotions – guilt, grief, nostalgia and an increasing infatuation with the teenage windsurfer – Anna struggles to come to terms with her life…