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Canvey Island [Hardcover]

James Runcie
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (17 April 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747581878
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747581871
  • Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.4 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 669,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Jim Crace

This novel is so engaging, so well-shaped and so unsparingly generously truthful.

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'Canvey Island, James Runcie's tender, intimate account of post-war England, left me both wistful and elated: wistful because of the inevitably compromised emotional lives of its characters, their furtiveness and timidity, their betrayals and bereavements; elated because the novel is so engaging, so well-shaped and so unsparingly, generously truthful.' Jim Crace 'More books should be like this: elegantly written, unpretentious and unashamed fun.' Joanne Harris on THE DISCOVERY OF CHOCOLATE 'The novel is a triumph of inspired imagination. Full of allusions, exotic and quixotic, artful and crafted.' FINANCIAL TIMES on THE DISCOVERY OF CHOCOLATE 'As in his previous novel, THE DISCOVERY OF CHOCOLATE, Runcie has taken a small nugget of history and polished it to delicious effect, capturing the flavour of everyday life in long-vanished societies.' Sunday Telegraph on THE COLOUR OF HEAVEN

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Agreed - very good. 30 July 2007
Format:Paperback
I agree with the last reviewer - I was hooked on this book from the start - and would add just one more "negative" point of my own. I worked on the island for ten years, and as far as I remember, no-one says "in Canvey"; they all say "on Canvey". Other than that, a great, convincing read, and it really took me back.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Highly Recommended 2 Mar 2010
By R. Ward
Format:Paperback
I loved this book. I found it thoroughly absorbing and couldn't put it down. It's easy to read, subtle, sensitive, truthful and at times achingly sad, with characters who are flawed and utterly believable. I'm so glad I read it and look forward to reading more of James Runcie's writing.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I really enjoyed this novel. Great characters, loved the period detail and liked the use of different character viewpoints. It reminded me a little of "On Chesil Beach" by Ian McEwan. Recommended.
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