Sorrow and resentment mingle with passion and regret in Graham Swift’s Booker Prize-winning novel
The Light of Day
Written by Graham Swift
- Longlisted
- The Man Booker Prize 2003
- Published by Simon & Schuster
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Graham Swift’s powerful and atmospheric tale of murder, redemption and of the discovery, for better or worse, of the hidden forces inside us
On a cold but dazzling November morning, George Webb, a former policeman turned private detective, prepares to visit Sarah, a prisoner and the woman he loves. As he goes about the business of the day he relives the catastrophic events of two years ago that have both bound them together and kept them apart.
Graham Swift
Graham Swift is the author of 11 novels and three collections of short stories. His books have appeared in over 30 languages
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