Repeat It Today With Tears [Hardcover]

Anne Peile (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 3, 2010

This is a transgressive love story by a singular new voice. A secretive child by nature, Susanna makes a covert list of everything she knows about her absent father, waiting for the day that she is reunited with him. Deeply unhappy at home, living with her overbearing mother and promiscuous sister, she stays out of the house as much as possible. When she finally discovers her father's name and seeks him out, in the free and unconventional atmosphere of 1970s Chelsea, she conceals her identity, beginning an illicit affair that can only end in disaster. "Repeat it Today with Tears" is in many ways a traditional love story, as well as a skilful evocation of radical times and desires. It is a fever dream that examines our need to be loved and accepted and a piercing portrait of madness. Anne Peile is a striking new voice in fiction.

Editorial Reviews

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"'It is easy for a novelist to select sensational subject matter but very difficult to deliver on it. Anne Peile has built a startling and elegant little world' - Alan Warner 'An enthralling and frightening story, and a wonderful evocation of pre-punk teenage London' - Tessa Hadley 'Beautifully written... Despite the controversial subject matter this is a tender and sympathetic portrait' - Bookseller" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Anne Peile was born in London; she has lived in the South West and Belfast and worked as a cook, writing emails for the BBC and in educational support. She lives on a houseboat and works for Foyle's bookstores.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Serpents Tail (June 3, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846687462
• ISBN-13: 978-1846687464
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,421,867 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars stunning character driven incestuous drama, August 16, 2011

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This review is from: Repeat It Today With Tears (Paperback)

In 1972 London, Susanna is a disaffected teen who cares about nothing. Her pathetic mother and acrimonious older sister ridicule Susanna while her friends are not true BFFs. School is no escape for her as it is boring though she is intelligent having taken the Oxford exam early. Her only attachment is her obsession over her absent Welsh dad John ap Rhys Owen of whom she never met.

Susanna finds out that her dad fiftyish Jack the artist lives in Chelsea. She visits him and kisses him on the lips while failing to inform the immediately besotted Jack who she is. They begin an affair not worrying about what will happen if the truth of their filial connection becomes known to anyone including Jack.

This is a stunning character driven incestuous drama in which the first part of what Susanna does will shock the reader who knows what Jack does not. However, the second half seems even darker as the outside world begins to penetrate the incest world of father and daughter. Not an easy read as the subject is taboo; fans will appreciate the well written Repeat It Today With Tears.

Harriet Klausner