Product Description

This novel tells the story of a man whose early loss of his mother has distorted every relationship in his life. In an attempt to unlock the secret of the past, the man travels to the Andaman Islands seeking traces of his mother.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3368923 in Books
• Published on: 1998-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 294 pages

Review
"Langley has a very definite and original voice of her own, with the power to portray a real sense of deeper truths about humanity within the context of a gripping and moving story." - "Sunday Times"

Sunday Times
'Langley has ... the power to portray a real sense of deeper truths about humanity within the context of a gripping and moving story’

Literary Review
‘skilful and poignant…Langley writes with passion, verve and rare tenderness’

Customer Reviews

Haunting and memorable
This is one of the most haunting books I have read and I know I will read it again in the future. Lee Langley writes effortlessly with real emotion. Her description of a wife who has not communicated properly in years with her husband is memorable. Highly recommended.

Beautiful and disturbing
I came across this book by accident, and for the first 50 pages or so I was not exactly riveted, but I found myself being gradually drawn into the story, so that by the end I was spellbound. My main criticism was the use of flashbacks, which makes the story quite difficult to follow in parts. You don't know which decade you are in, half the time.

All the same, it is a moving story - some would say depressing.