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The Beacon

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What happens to a family when one of the brothers publishes his â€œmisery memoir?â€ Is his litany of childhood torment a complete invention? Or was there really a cupboard under the stairs?

The farmhouse was called The Beacon and they had been born and reared there, May, Colin, Frank and Berenice, but only May had been left for the last 27 years . . .

May had been the clever daughter and she had escaped the shelter of The Beacon, just once, to go to university. But in London she had been pursued by nameless terrors, the victim of fears and anxieties. Now she was the spinster daughter, the one who stayed, who nursed her father after his accident and looked after her mother in her old age.

Frank was the one who got away. He married and moved on. But why does no one ever mention Frankâ€™s name?

Richly atmospheric, evoking mystery, ambiguity and suspense, The Beacon is a novella which continues to resonate beyond the final pages.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780099526957
Model 9780099526957
ReleaseDate 2009-11-23
UnitCount 1
Format International Edition
EANs 9780099526957

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