The White City
Author: Roma Tearne
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 144
A permanently frozen London is the setting for Roma Tearne's harrowing yet lyrical tale of survival in a dystopian near-future. Market: Through endless years of glacial winter, artist Hera has known loss: her brother's arrest and imprisonment on terrorism charges, her mother's resulting death, and the collapse of normal life in a devastated London. Her one comfort has been her relationship with Raphael. As the thaw begins, can she track down her elusive lover? AUTHOR: Roma Tearne is a Sri Lankan-born, Oxford-based artist, film-maker and writer. Her debut novel, Mosquito, was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa First Novel Award. The Swimmer was longlisted for the Orange Prize in 2011 and Asian Man Booker in 2012. SELLING POINTS: From the author of Mosquito (shortlisted for Costa First Novel Award) and Brixton Beach (a TV Book Club pick) A timely dystopian tale warning of the disintegration of state and community Marketing and PR campaign Through endless years of glacial winter, artist Hera
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 144
A permanently frozen London is the setting for Roma Tearne's harrowing yet lyrical tale of survival in a dystopian near-future. Market: Through endless years of glacial winter, artist Hera has known loss: her brother's arrest and imprisonment on terrorism charges, her mother's resulting death, and the collapse of normal life in a devastated London. Her one comfort has been her relationship with Raphael. As the thaw begins, can she track down her elusive lover? AUTHOR: Roma Tearne is a Sri Lankan-born, Oxford-based artist, film-maker and writer. Her debut novel, Mosquito, was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa First Novel Award. The Swimmer was longlisted for the Orange Prize in 2011 and Asian Man Booker in 2012. SELLING POINTS: From the author of Mosquito (shortlisted for Costa First Novel Award) and Brixton Beach (a TV Book Club pick) A timely dystopian tale warning of the disintegration of state and community Marketing and PR campaign Through endless years of glacial winter, artist Hera
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Author: Roma Tearne
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 144
A permanently frozen London is the setting for Roma Tearne's harrowing yet lyrical tale of survival in a dystopian near-future. Market: Through endless years of glacial winter, artist Hera has known loss: her brother's arrest and imprisonment on terrorism charges, her mother's resulting death, and the collapse of normal life in a devastated London. Her one comfort has been her relationship with Raphael. As the thaw begins, can she track down her elusive lover? AUTHOR: Roma Tearne is a Sri Lankan-born, Oxford-based artist, film-maker and writer. Her debut novel, Mosquito, was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa First Novel Award. The Swimmer was longlisted for the Orange Prize in 2011 and Asian Man Booker in 2012. SELLING POINTS: From the author of Mosquito (shortlisted for Costa First Novel Award) and Brixton Beach (a TV Book Club pick) A timely dystopian tale warning of the disintegration of state and community Marketing and PR campaign Through endless years of glacial winter, artist Hera
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 144
A permanently frozen London is the setting for Roma Tearne's harrowing yet lyrical tale of survival in a dystopian near-future. Market: Through endless years of glacial winter, artist Hera has known loss: her brother's arrest and imprisonment on terrorism charges, her mother's resulting death, and the collapse of normal life in a devastated London. Her one comfort has been her relationship with Raphael. As the thaw begins, can she track down her elusive lover? AUTHOR: Roma Tearne is a Sri Lankan-born, Oxford-based artist, film-maker and writer. Her debut novel, Mosquito, was shortlisted for the 2007 Costa First Novel Award. The Swimmer was longlisted for the Orange Prize in 2011 and Asian Man Booker in 2012. SELLING POINTS: From the author of Mosquito (shortlisted for Costa First Novel Award) and Brixton Beach (a TV Book Club pick) A timely dystopian tale warning of the disintegration of state and community Marketing and PR campaign Through endless years of glacial winter, artist Hera
The White City