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A Year of Marvellous Ways

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780755390939

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From the author of STILL LIFE, TIN MAN and WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT.

‘Will stand the test of time’ Irish Examiner
‘Beautiful prose that ebbs and flows’ Independent
A Year of Marvellous Ways is like Dylan Thomas given a sexy rewrite by Angela Carter’
Patrick Gale


This is a story about Marvellous Ways, an eighty-nine-year-old woman who lives alone in a remote Cornish creek, spending her days sitting by the river, peering through a telescope. And it’s about Francis Drake, a young soldier who washes up in her creek, shattered by war and broken-hearted. It’s about the magic in everyday life and the lure of the sea, the healing powers of storytelling and sloe gin, love and death, and how we carry on when grief comes snapping at our heels.

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A Year of Marvellous Ways is like Dylan Thomas given a sexy rewrite by Angela Carter
Patrick Gale, author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER
A glorious poem of a novel - a story to read slowly and to marvel at the beauty of it
Rosamund Lupton, author of SISTER
The sense of magic infused through the novel casts a spell over the reader that makes you not want to put the book down until you've turned the final page
Hannah Beckerman, author of THE DEAD WIFE’S HANDBOOK
She is particularly good at bringing the sensations of landscape to bear - its smell, sound and look - and in Marvellous has created a character of warmth and eccentricity
Metro
A book to savour, to read in wonderful, rich little bits like dark chocolate. Winman's prose is poetry, with a rhythm, a heartbeat, that carries you through like music
Emma Hooper, author of ETTA AND OTTO AND RUSSELL AND JAMES
Yet again Sarah Winman has written a beautiful, beautiful novel. A Year of Marvellous Ways will hypnotise, seduce, until you can do nothing but pick it up and read it again
Tiffany Murray, author of DIAMOND STAR HALO and SUGAR HALL
Fanciful imagery and beautiful prose that ebbs and flows
Independent
Winman excels in her sweeping prose and her unwavering theme of love in all its forms
Stylist
One to read slowly so you can savour every beautiful sentence
Good Housekeeping (Book of the Month)
Moving... offbeat and memorable
Woman & Home
Beautifully written
Sun on Sunday, Fabulous Magazine
The book demonstrates vividly how we need family around us, whether homegrown or grafted, to live our fullest lives... By the end of this novel, we too belong in the world of Marvellous Ways
Sunday Express, S Magazine
In this warm, kindly novel, the sea is both magical and healing. Lovely
The Times
A truly enchanting book
Irish Times
A breathtaking reading experience... a beautiful book that is unafraid to reveal the ugliness of the world
Toronto Star
She is particularly good at bringing the sensations of landscape to bear - its smell, sound and look - and in Marvellous has created a character of warmth and eccentricity
Metro
The stories are touching and the twist of magical realism lends them a joyful, fairytale element
Daily Record
What struck me was Winman's gorgeous imagery, beautiful passages and imaginative storytelling. Quirky and slightly hairbrained, A Year of Marvellous Ways is an unforgettable book
Mitford Society Summer Reads
A gripping waiting game ... The novel's surprising denouement is also well worth the wait
Observer
A lavish and clever read which will stand the test of time
Irish Examiner
A Year of Marvellous Ways is like Dylan Thomas given a sexy rewrite by Angela Carter
Patrick Gale, author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER
A glorious poem of a novel - a story to read slowly and to marvel at the beauty of it
Rosamund Lupton, author of SISTER
The sense of magic infused through the novel casts a spell over the reader that makes you not want to put the book down until you've turned the final page
Hannah Beckerman, author of THE DEAD WIFE’S HANDBOOK
A book to savour, to read in wonderful, rich little bits like dark chocolate. Winman's prose is poetry, with a rhythm, a heartbeat, that carries you through like music
Emma Hooper, author of ETTA AND OTTO AND RUSSELL AND JAMES
Yet again Sarah Winman has written a beautiful, beautiful novel. A Year of Marvellous Ways will hypnotise, seduce, until you can do nothing but pick it up and read it again
Tiffany Murray, author of DIAMOND STAR HALO and SUGAR HALL
Fanciful imagery and beautiful prose that ebbs and flows
Independent
Winman excels in her sweeping prose and her unwavering theme of love in all its forms
Stylist
One to read slowly so you can savour every beautiful sentence
Good Housekeeping (Book of the Month)
Moving... offbeat and memorable
Woman & Home
Beautifully written
Sun on Sunday, Fabulous Magazine
The book demonstrates vividly how we need family around us, whether homegrown or grafted, to live our fullest lives... By the end of this novel, we too belong in the world of Marvellous Ways
Sunday Express, S Magazine
In this warm, kindly novel, the sea is both magical and healing. Lovely
The Times
A truly enchanting book
Irish Times
A breathtaking reading experience... a beautiful book that is unafraid to reveal the ugliness of the world
Toronto Star
The stories are touching and the twist of magical realism lends them a joyful, fairytale element
Daily Record
What struck me was Winman's gorgeous imagery, beautiful passages and imaginative storytelling. Quirky and slightly hairbrained, A Year of Marvellous Ways is an unforgettable book
Mitford Society Summer Reads
A gripping waiting game ... The novel's surprising denouement is also well worth the wait
Observer
A lavish and clever read which will stand the test of time
Irish Examiner
A Year of Marvellous Ways is like Dylan Thomas given a sexy rewrite by Angela Carter
Patrick Gale, author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER
A glorious poem of a novel - a story to read slowly and to marvel at the beauty of it
Rosamund Lupton, author of SISTER
The sense of magic infused through the novel casts a spell over the reader that makes you not want to put the book down until you've turned the final page
Hannah Beckerman, author of THE DEAD WIFE’S HANDBOOK
A book to savour, to read in wonderful, rich little bits like dark chocolate. Winman's prose is poetry, with a rhythm, a heartbeat, that carries you through like music
Emma Hooper, author of ETTA AND OTTO AND RUSSELL AND JAMES
Yet again Sarah Winman has written a beautiful, beautiful novel. A Year of Marvellous Ways will hypnotise, seduce, until you can do nothing but pick it up and read it again
Tiffany Murray, author of DIAMOND STAR HALO and SUGAR HALL
Fanciful imagery and beautiful prose that ebbs and flows
Independent
Winman excels in her sweeping prose and her unwavering theme of love in all its forms
Stylist
One to read slowly so you can savour every beautiful sentence
Good Housekeeping (Book of the Month)
Moving... offbeat and memorable
Woman & Home
Beautifully written
Sun on Sunday, Fabulous Magazine
The book demonstrates vividly how we need family around us, whether homegrown or grafted, to live our fullest lives... By the end of this novel, we too belong in the world of Marvellous Ways
Sunday Express, S Magazine
In this warm, kindly novel, the sea is both magical and healing. Lovely
The Times
A truly enchanting book
Irish Times
A breathtaking reading experience... a beautiful book that is unafraid to reveal the ugliness of the world
Toronto Star
She is particularly good at bringing the sensations of landscape to bear - its smell, sound and look - and in Marvellous has created a character of warmth and eccentricity
Metro
The stories are touching and the twist of magical realism lends them a joyful, fairytale element
Daily Record
What struck me was Winman's gorgeous imagery, beautiful passages and imaginative storytelling. Quirky and slightly hairbrained, A Year of Marvellous Ways is an unforgettable book
Mitford Society Summer Reads
A gripping waiting game ... The novel's surprising denouement is also well worth the wait
Observer
A lavish and clever read which will stand the test of time
Irish Examiner