Dimensions
129 x 198 x 18mm
In New York a woman spends a night with a young Chilean poet before he departs, leaving her his desk. Later, he is arrested by Pinochet's secret police . . . In north london, a man caring for his dying wife discovers a lock of hair that unravels a terrible secret . . . In Jerusalem, an antiques dealer reassembles his father's study, plundered by the Nazis. One item remains missing . . . .
Spanning continets and decades, weaving an intricate web of its characters' lives, Great House tells a soaring story of love, loss and survival against the odds.
'The History of Love was very good indeed. Great House . . . is even better. A heartbreaking meditation on loss and memory and how they construct our lives.' Guardian