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It is 1953 in Canvey Island. Len and Violet are at a dance. Violet's husband George sits and watches them sway and glide across the dance floor, his mind far away, trapped by a war that ended nearly ten years ago. Meanwhile, at home, a storm rages and Len's wife Lily and his young son Martin fight for their lives in the raging black torrent. The night ends in a tragedy that will reverberate through their lives. This poignant novel follows the family's fortunes from the austerity of the post-war years to Churchill's funeral, from Greenham Common to the onset of Thatcherism and beyond, eloquently capturing the very essence of a transforming England in the decades after the war. It is a triumph of understated emotion, a novel about growing up and growing old, about love, hope and reconciliation. From Publishers Weekly In 1953, a major flood devastated Britain's Canvey Island, killing dozens of residents. Runcie ( The Discovery of Chocolate ) uses this disaster as the starting point for his beautifully crafted novel, which examines the effects of guilt, love, lust and betrayal in the wake of tragedy. On the night of the flood, Lily skips the big dance on the mainland to stay home with

Who reads Canvey Island?

Author

Runcie, James

Publisher

Bloomsbury Paperbacks

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781408833612

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction