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A House for Alice

By: Diana Evans
Narrated by: Natalie Simpson
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THE INTIMATE AND COMPELLING NOVEL FROM THE PRIZEWINNING AUTHOR OF ORDINARY PEOPLE

After fifty years in the wilderness of London, Alice wants to live out her days in the land of her birth. Her children are divided on whether she stays or goes, and in the wake of their father's death, the imagined stability of the family begins to fray.

Meanwhile youngest daughter Melissa has never let go of a love she lost, and Michael in return, even within the sturdy walls of his marriage to the sparkling Nicole, is haunted by the failed perfection of the past. As Alice's final decision draws closer, all that is hidden between Melissa and her sisters, Michael and Nicole, rises to the surface . . .

Set against the shadows of a city and a country in turmoil, Diana Evans's ordinary people confront fundamental questions. How should we raise our children? How to do right by our parents? And how, in the midst of everything, can we satisfy ourselves?

©2023 Diana Evans (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Family Life Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction World Literature

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"Diana Evans's fiction is emotionally intelligent, dark, funny, moving... A brilliant craftswoman." (Jackie Kay)

"Diana Evans writes exquisitely beautifully." (Bernardine Evaristo)

"A lyrical and glorious writer." (Naomi Alderman)

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