The Sweet Shop Owner
Condition: SECONDHAND
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In the sweet shop Willy Chapman was free, absolved from all responsibility, and he ran his sweet shop like his life - quietly, steadfastly, devotedly.
It was a bargain struck between Chapman and his beautiful, emotionally injured wife - a bargain based on unexpressed, inexpressible love and on a courageous acceptance of life's deprivation... threatened only by Dorry, their clever, angry, unforgiving daughter.
Author: Graham Swift
Format: Paperback, 272 pages, 130mm x 197mm, 230 g
Published: 2010, Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Interest Age: From 18 years
Description
In the sweet shop Willy Chapman was free, absolved from all responsibility, and he ran his sweet shop like his life - quietly, steadfastly, devotedly.
It was a bargain struck between Chapman and his beautiful, emotionally injured wife - a bargain based on unexpressed, inexpressible love and on a courageous acceptance of life's deprivation... threatened only by Dorry, their clever, angry, unforgiving daughter.
The Sweet Shop Owner