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The Greatcoat

The Greatcoat( )
Author: Dunmore, Helen
ISBN:978-0-09-956493-5
Publication Date:Apr 2012
Publisher:Penguin Random House
Imprint:Hammer
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $24.99
Book Description:

"In the summer of 1954, newly wed Isabel Carey arrives in a Yorkshire town with her husband Philip. As a GP he spends much of his time working, while Isabel tries hard to adjust to the realities of married life. Life is not easy- she feels out-of-place and constantly judged by the people around her, so she spends much of her time alone. One cold winter night, Isabel finds an old RAF greatcoat in the back of a cupboard that she uses to help keep warm. Once wrapped in the coat she is...
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Book Details
Pages:208
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Horror
Fiction / Ghost
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.9 x 20.4 x 2.2 cm
Book Weight:0.292 Kilograms
Author Biography
Dunmore, Helen (Author)
Helen Dunmore was born in Beverley, England on December 12, 1952. She received a degree in English from the University of York in 1973. She taught English in Finland before moving to Bristol, England, where she taught literature and creative writing. She was a poet, novelist, and children's author. Her collections of poetry include The Apple Fall, The Raw Garden, and Inside the Wave. Her books include Talking to the Dead, Your Blue-Eyed Boy, House of Orphans, The Greatcoat, The Siege, The Betrayal, The Lie, and Birdcage Walk. She won the McKitterick Prize for debut novelists in 1994 for Zennor in Darkness, the inaugural Orange Prize for Fiction in 1996 for A Spell of Winter, and the Costa Award for Poetry in 2017 for Inside the Wave. She died of cancer on June 5, 2017 at the age of 64.

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