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Other People

By Celia Dale
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June and her father stared for a moment into each other's minds. He looked away first; and with a stab of joy June knew he was afraid of her and that she hated him. It is summer in small town Havenport. Protected from the world by... Read More
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It is summer in small town Havenport. Protected from the world by her devoted mother, fifteen-year-old June is content and completely self-absorbed. Her biggest concern is where she will be holidaying this year. When June’s father reappears after twelve years in Australia, she is thrust abruptly into a different life.

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June and her father stared for a moment into each other's minds. He looked away first; and with a stab of joy June knew he was afraid of her and that she hated him.

It is summer in small town Havenport. Protected from the world by her devoted mother, fifteen-year-old June is content and completely self-absorbed. Her biggest concern is where she will be holidaying this year.

When June's father reappears after twelve years in Australia, she is thrust abruptly into a different life: new house, town, school. She soon suspects that she does not know the full story about her father, and when she meets Tony Townsend, he and his London life suddenly promise a glamorous and alluring alternative...

Other People is a compelling coming-of-age novel, told with Dale's trademark wit, observation, and canny dissection of relationships.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781917092166

Publisher: Daunt Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Daunt Books

Audience: General / adult

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Weight: 250g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Celia Dale was born in 1912 and was once a secretary to Rumer Godden, and also worked as a publisher's advisor and a book reviewer. Her first novel, The Least of These, was published in 1943, and she went on to write twelve others, among them A Helping Hand, Sheep's Clothing and A Spring of Love. She won the 1986 Crime Writers' Association Veuve Clicquot Short Story Award for 'Lines of Communication', which appears in her only short story collection, A Personal Call and Other Stories. She died in 2011.

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