Description
A powerful and engrossing family drama that's full of surprises
About the Author
Sarah Meyrick studied Classics at Cambridge and Social Anthropology at Oxford, which gave her a fascination for the stories people tell and the worlds they inhabit. She has worked variously as a journalist, editor and PR professional. Alongside her day job, she is the Director of the Bloxham Festival of Faith and Literature. Her first novel, Knowing Anna, was long-listed for Not the Booker Prize 2016.
Reviews
Meyrick's ambitious novel is excellent, and beautifully written in a limpid and yet vivid style. * Church Times *
Excellent . . . A more complex novel [than Knowing Anna], winding three lives and different time frames together most ingeniously, illuminating several periods of the 20th century and several very significant issues. I loved it. -- John Pritchard, former Bishop of Oxford
[On KNOWING ANNA] Beautifully written, emotionally resonant and truthful, this is an inspiring novel about the many faces of love and the struggle to come to terms with grief. -- Elizabeth Buchan
Sarah Meyrick's latter-day pilgrims are as congenial companions for the reader as for one another. A highly accomplished debut filled with wisdom and grace. -- Michael Arditti
Knowing Anna is an easy read . . . but it is not lightweight. Some of the portrayals of grief and how we experience it are profound and memorable. At times I laughed, at times I wept; whenever I had to put the book down, I looked forward to picking it up again . . . There is a rhythm to [Knowing Anna], as to pilgrimage itself, which is both compelling and healing. * Methodist Recorder *
[An] ambitious first novel . . . Meyrick writes with clarity and lack of fuss, avoiding the cliches of grief; she is also not sentimental about the balm of belief. * Church Times *
Clever, honest, perceptive * The Door *
Book Information
ISBN 9781910674543
Author Sarah Meyrick
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Marylebone House
Publisher SPCK Publishing
Weight(grams) 220g