The Backward Shadow

Name: The Backward Shadow
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780099529071
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By Lynne Reid Banks

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The Backward Shadow is the sequel to Lynne Reid Banks' groundbreaking 1960s novel, The L-Shaped Room. It follows Jane, who has moved to a country cottage with her baby. Her peaceful life is soon complicated by the arrival of Toby, her great love, and her friend Dorothy. Together, the women start a village shop, and the story explores their changing fortunes and complex emotions tied to the men central to their lives. This vividly told and often humorous novel captures the evolving lives of its characters with warmth and insight.
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Ideal for readers who appreciate character-driven general fiction with emotional depth and a touch of humor, particularly those interested in stories about women's lives and relationships in mid-20th century England.

Jane has had her baby and is living along with him in a country cottage. The two women start up a shop in the village, and it is their changing fortunes and feelings for the men on whom so much of their lives are staked which form the core of this funny and vivdly-told novel.

The sequel to Lynne Reid Banks' groundbreaking novel of the 1960s, The L-Shaped Room

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The sequel to Lynne Reid Banks' groundbreaking novel of the 1960s, The L-Shaped Room.

Jane has had her baby and is living along with him in a country cottage. Her idyllic time there is soon complicated by the arrival of Toby, the love of her life, and her friend Dorothy. The two women start up a shop in the village, and it is their changing fortunes and feelings for the men on whom so much of their lives are staked which form the core of this funny and vividly-told novel.

The Backward Shadow is a worthy sequel to The L-Shaped Room.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Guardian praised the characters as "so lively and believable they give the impression of wanting to jump right out of the page and run." Acclaimed writer Edna O'Brien describes Lynne Reid Banks as "one of the most readable, delightful and accomplished novelists writing today."

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099529071

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 November 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 182g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Lynne Reid Banks was born in London in 1929 and was evacuated to the Canadian prairies during the war. On her return to England she studied at RADA and was an actress in the early 1950s; later she became one of the first two women reporters on British television. Her first book, The L-Shaped Room, was published in 1960 and was an instant and lasting best-seller. Lynne Reid Banks is also a best-selling author of books for children and young adults. Her classic children's novel, The Indian in the Cupboard, has sold over ten million copies worldwide. She lives in London.

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