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  • Hardcover: 309 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown (26 Aug 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316848077
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316848077
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,706,908 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Dick and Eunice have been married for 50 years. Eunice believes that they have achieved the point of real love but then Dick takes a terrifying plunge into insanity and enters a world of imaginary enemies, fantastic opportunities and sexual rivals.

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Clare Boylan is the author of five novels and three volumes of short stories. Her latest novel, ROOM FOR A SINGLE LADY, was published by Little, Brown in September 1997.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A deeply compassionate, beautifully written novel., 3 Oct 1999
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This is the best novel I have read all year, and undoubtedly Boylan's best yet. She has managed to make a book charting manic depression, and a stifling marriage spanning half a century come to life magnificently. At first one feels little more than sympathy for Dick and Lily, but by the end of this deeply satisfying novel, I loved them all dearly. I cannot recommend this enough! Read it!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and moving, 2 Aug 2000
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A beautifully constructed tale of marriage and manic depression, in which all the characters are portrayed with warmth and sensitivity. I read it almost at one sitting, so intense was the atmosphere and gripping the tale. A very sympathetic account of an initially somewhat distant daughter dealing with the changes manic depression creates in her parents' relationship. Wonderful description of her relationship with her elderly parents, particularly her accepting yet amazingly resilent mother. For anyone interested in issues of manic depression (bipolar disorder as it is also known) can I suggest Kay Redfield Jamison's book: An Unquiet Mind (Picador).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beloved Stranger, 11 July 2003
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It's the first time I have read a book by this author.It was brilliant.very moving, but with humour.Taking you through the trauma of someone losing his mind.So well written,I couldn't put it down.Lovely book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written
This is the first book I have read by Claire Boylan. She writes so descriptively. In the American edition, Dick's wife is Lily, not Eunace. Read more
Published on 20 May 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars thoughtful portrayal of marriage and mental illness
I loved this book. Within a couple of chapters, I was hooked and I knew Dick and Lily and suffered with them as their problems were laid bare. Read more
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