The Girl On The Landing
Paperback Published on: 25/06/2009
Price: £10.99
Synopsis
'The best book of the year... truly astonishing' Sunday Express 'An exciting novel - part love story, part psychological thriller' Mail on Sunday 'Surprising and suspenseful' Observer
A GHOST STORY, A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER AND A TALE OF LOVE REDISCOVERED, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN
Elizabeth has been married to Michael for ten years. She has adjusted to a fairly monotonous routine with her wealthy, decent but boring husband. Part of this routine involves occasional visits to Beinn Caorrun, the dank and gloomy house in a Scottish glen that Michael inherited.
But then Michael begins to change.
It starts when he thinks he sees, in a picture, the figure of a girl on a landing. As he changes, life becomes so much more fun and Elizabeth sees glimpses of a man she can fall in love with at last.
But who - or what - is changing Michael?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
- ISBN: 9780753823408
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 22 mm
- Weight: 260g
- Languages: English
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The Girl on the Landing
A loveless, dull marriage becomes something else when Michael sees a figure in a painting on the landing of a house in Ireland where he and his wife, Eliza... READ MORE
The Girl on the Landing
If you subscribe to the school of thought that novels where the main character undergoes significant changes are more interesting than ones where the main ... READ MORE
great read
great read! spooky at times, keep your attention through out the book and you are left thinking about this book for week after it. i highly recommend it.
An interesting read
At first I wasn't sure about this novel - but I kept reading and found myself more and more engrossed with the storyline. As the plot unfolds we are able t... READ MORE
The Girl on the Landing
Michael and Elizabeth are a couple who are barely engaging with each other and are drifting apart. There is a hint that Elizabeth married Michael for his m... READ MORE
The Girl on the Landing
I truly loved this book. Michael and his wife are on a golfing trip in Ireland, and as he walks down the landing a painting catches his eye, this beautiful... READ MORE
The Girl on the Landing
I still can't quite believe how good this book is. It started off as a fairly average story, about a couple (Michael and Elizabeth) who are trapped in a c... READ MORE
Very good
I enjoyed this as much as the other two books I've read by him. It was very different from his other work and I found it enjoyable, interesting and a littl... READ MORE
The Girl on the Landing
What begins as a gentle tale of domestic disharmony, evolves into a page turning psychological thriller. The Girl on the Landing is an easy Summer read but... READ MORE
The Girl on the Landing
The Girl on the Landing could not be accused of being predictable although that doesn't rescue it from being a rather unpleasant depiction of mental illnes... READ MORE
Annoying!
I was very disappointed with this book. I didn't particularly like any of the characters, but that may be because their lifestyle is so alien to my own. I ... READ MORE
Enjoyable
After reading 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' I thought I would read another Paul Torday book.
This story was quite different but still very enjoyable.
The Girl on the Landing
I loved this book! I loved the characters especially Michael. I loved the whole tenor of the book. I thought at first it would be a chick lit type novel b... READ MORE
The Girl on the Landing
Martin and Elizabeth have been married for 10 years and their relationship has not been a particularly happy one to date. They spend their day to day live... READ MORE
The Girl on the Landing
Michael and Elizabeth have been married for some years, but there appears to be neither passion nor love; just acceptance of each other. Michael is one of ... READ MORE
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