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The Taxi Queue

byJanet Davey

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Two men meet by chance in the taxi queue outside Paddington station one January night. Richard is in his mid-forties, apparently happily married, with two children. Abe is young, and casually manipulative. The men share a taxi and, on impulse, Richard invites Abe into his home- an action that sends ripples not only through his own life and that of his wife, but also through the fragile existence of Abe's younger sister, Kirsty, who is herself unsure of the best way to settle down...

Not since Penelope Fitzgerald's pen was stilled has there been so transcendent and workmanlike a novel in English

Candia McWilliam

About Janet Davey

Janet Davey was born in 1953. She is the author of English Correspondence, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, First Aid, The Taxi Queue and By Battersea Bridge.
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  • Imprint: Vintage
  • ISBN: 9780099506966
  • Length: 208 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 13mm x 129mm
  • Weight: 155g
  • Price: £8.99
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