The Picture Book EPUB
by Jo Baker
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Set against the rolling backdrop of a century of British history from WWI to the 'War on Terror', this is a family portrait captured in snapshots.
First there is William, the factory lad who loses his life in Gallipoli, then his son Billy, a champion cyclist who survives the D-Day Landings on a military bicycle, followed by his crippled son Will who becomes an Oxford academic in the 1960s, and finally his daughter Billie, an artist in contemporary London. Just as the names - William, Billy, Will, Billie - echo down through the family, so too the legacy of choices made, chances lost, and secrets kept.
Rich in drama and sensuous in detail, The Picture Book is a beautifully crafted story about fathers and sons, about fate and repetition, and about the possibility of breaking free.
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- Publisher:Granta Books
- Publication Date:01/09/2011
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- ISBN:9781846273889
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- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:Granta Books
- Publication Date:01/09/2011
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- ISBN:9781846273889