- 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
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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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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Engaging
It was the beginning that drew me in; the timid child, the sense of foreboding and the quick switch of characters to retain my attention. Read more
Published 1 month ago by H.P.
...it was like no one in the world had ever had a child before...
A quite large piece of reclaimed land on the Thames Estuary, Canvey Island has always been prone to flooding. In 1953 the floods caused the loss of 58 lives. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Eileen Shaw
Canvey Island
I only read the first couple of chapters before giving up. The description on the flood was not as I remembered it and the book was poorly written. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Kathleen
A rigorous editor might have helped
I picked this book up secondhand. I was attracted by the title having spent childhood holidays there in the 50s and then having lived nearby for many years. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2008 by Peake's Fuchsia
Moving account, especially interesting for (ex) islanders!
This is a superbly novel, full of characters who you really care about. The central love story is neither slushly or unrealistic. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2007 by Ryan Edwards
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