Amy Evans retained all her life the squat nose of her childhood, stubbed on to her face like a plasticine afterthought, a chin too long for any practical purpose, and eyes so close together that it seemed the sole function of the bridge of her nose was to keep them apart. For comfort she would go down to the beach, where the breeze from the sea blew into her face her share of the beauty to which her brother had so liberally helped himself. The gulls would wait for her to leave, no matter how long she stayed, for they were real gentlemen—the only gentlemen she was ever to meet in her life. Now in her late fifties, Amy faces a struggle on two fronts. Loneliness looms large as the chance of finding love grows more remote. Survival depends on the outcome of her search for a love object, and this tale, set in Porthcawl on the coast of South Wales, tells the moving and unsentimental story of Amy’s bold play for happiness—and her dangerous success.
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'A remarkable novel' Auberon Waugh 'Perfect mastered skill . gentle and pungent style . compassion and humour to modulate her often steely-eyed observation' SUNDAY TIMES
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Bernice Rubens was one of the most successful British novelists of the second half of the 20th century and won the Booker prize in 1970 for The Elected Member. She wrote 24 novels and an autobiography.
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When she was a child, Amy Evans would steal into the sweet shop on the way home from school and buy a stick of rock. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Morgan, Amy Evans, Blodwen Pugh, Gwyneth Price, Bernice Rubens, Stan Evans, Miss Pugh, Rest Bay, High Street, Amy's Dad, Gwyneth Intacta Price, Miss Evans, Moelwyn the Milk New!
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When she was a child, Amy Evans would steal into the sweet shop on the way home from school and buy a stick of rock. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Miss Morgan, Amy Evans, Blodwen Pugh, Gwyneth Price, Bernice Rubens, Stan Evans, Miss Pugh, Rest Bay, High Street, Amy's Dad, Gwyneth Intacta Price, Miss Evans, Moelwyn the Milk New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Elected Member by Bernice Rubens on 4 pages
- Our Father (Abacus Books) by Bernice Rubens in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 200
- Five Year Sentence by Bernice Rubens in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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