by John Lanchester · Faber & Faber · tapa dura · ISBN 9780571234400
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«Family Romance: A Memoir» is John Lanchester's memoir, published by Faber & Faber in hardcover (256 pages, in English).
Lanchester reconstructs the story of his parents and grandparents between rural Ireland and colonial Rhodesia, piecing together his mother's silences: a thwarted first love, her decision to become a nun, and her new identity. He also addresses his father's separation during the war and the cost of keeping family secrets.
Originally published in 2007. John Lanchester is also the author of The Debt to Pleasure, Mr Phillips and Fragrant Harbour.
For readers of literary memoirs and family stories marked by secrets and the search for identity.
John Henry Lanchester is a British journalist and novelist.
