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Paradise

byA.L. Kennedy

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Almost forty and with nothing to show for it, Hannah Luckraft is starting to realise that her lifestyle is not sustainable. Her soul is unwell, her family is wounded, her friends are odd, her body is unreliable and her drinking is out of control. Robert, a dissolute dentist, appears to offer a love she can understand, but he may only be one more symptom of her problem. From Scotland to Dublin, from London to Montreal, to Budapest and onwards, Hannah travels in search of the ultimate altered state – her paradise.

A brave and uncompromising book that lingers in the mind, Paradise is A.L. Kennedy on top form

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About A.L. Kennedy

A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards – including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in Essex.
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  • Imprint: Vintage Classics
  • ISBN: 9781784870423
  • Length: 368 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 22mm x 129mm
  • Weight: 255g
  • Price: £15.99
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