One summer afternoon, a runaway teenager encounters an old woman who offers her tea and asks, in return, for asylum. Only decades later will the girl understand just what kind of asylum she meant... Zobraziť viac
One drowsy summer's day in 1984, teenage runaway Holly Sykes encounters a strange woman who offers a small kindness in exchange for 'asylum'. Decades will pass before Holly understands exactly what sort of asylum the woman was seeking ... Zobraziť viac
The dazzling new novel from the bestselling author of Cloud Atlas. Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2014 Run away, one drowsy summer's afternoon, with Holly Sykes: wayward teenager, broken-hearted rebel and unwitting ... Zobraziť viac
Run away, one drowsy summer's afternoon, with Holly Sykes: wayward teenager, broken-hearted rebel and unwitting pawn in a titanic, hidden conflict. Over six decades, the consequences of a moment's impulse unfold, drawing an ordinary woman into ... Zobraziť viac
One summer afternoon, a runaway teenager encounters an old woman who offers her tea and asks, in return, for asylum. Only decades later will the girl understand just what kind of asylum she meant... Zobraziť viac