From the author of A Perfectly Good Man, the bestselling story of an artist tormented by depression and the toll of creativity.[...]
The new novel from Patrick Gale, author of Richard & Judy-bestseller Notes from an Exhibition. When forty-something Laura Lewis is obliged to abandon a life of stylish independence in Paris to care for her elderly mother in Winchester, it seems all romantic opportunities have gone up in smoke. Then [...]
A powerful and moving novel in which Patrick Gale casts a compassionate yet satirically sharp eye over the pains and abuses inflicted by families, friends and lovers.[...]
A vivid and compelling portrait of a man at odds with himself; and an extended family of friends and lovers trying to take its proper shape.[...]
An exhilarating new collection of stories by the author of Richard & Judy-bestseller 'Notes from an Exhibition', combining wit and poignancy to illuminate experiences both common and uncommon. Love (and loathing) within families is dissected -- a father makes an unexpected discovery about his son wh[...]
The new novel from Patrick Gale, author of Richard & Judy-bestseller 'Notes from an Exhibition,, returning readers to his beloved Cornish coastline. 'Do you need me to pray for you now for a specific reason?, 'I,m going to die., 'We,re all going to die. Does dying frighten you?, 'I mean I,m going to[...]
Patrick Gale's first novel is suffused with heady wish-fulfilment as two contrasting love stories entwine in the space of one simmering summer week.[...]
Picked for the BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo Book Club To find yourself, sometimes you must lose everything. A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous affair do little to shake the foundations of his muted ex[...]