Synopsis
A reunion. A journey. A longing for a place called home...
When veteran Canadian wheat farmer, Harry Cane is obliged to sell up and sail home to an England transformed by two world wars, his arrival triggers unwelcome self-examination for the family he abandoned, and for whom he has never been more than a distant myth.
His daughter feels duty bound to take him in but is riven with doubt and ambushed by a long buried anger she has never before expressed. Harry's effect on the next generation is less predictable, and enables his granddaughter to deal with an unspeakable trauma, while her gentle husband feels seen for who he truly is.
Can Harry stay and make a new life before it's too late, or will he find himself cast out again, punished for having witnessed and understood too much?
Love Lane is a searing portrayal of escape and entrapment, and a powerful exploration of what home and family can really be.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
- ISBN: 9781472257468
- Number of pages: 304
- Dimensions: 238 x 150 x 30 mm
- Weight: 503g
- Languages: English
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Perfection
Last time we read Harry Cane's story, he was heading to Canada to become a wheat farmer. Now, a joyous return not just to Harry but the family he left beh... READ MORE
Propriety and Hypocrisy
I have a particular warm spot for Patrick Gale and an even warmer spot for A Place Called Winter. Loosely based on his maternal grandfather it tells of Har... READ MORE
An enjoyable read
This book starts with Harry and Paul who are living next door to another in Winter, Saskatchewan, each on their own farms. We met them in the previous boo... READ MORE
A trip down Love Lane...
Having loved A Place Called Winter, I was excited to read Love Lane, especially as it revisits Harry Kane later in life. It was a pleasure to see him recon... READ MORE
Complex
A morally complex story with characters well drawn . I had not realised this was a sequel and I feel I would have benefitted from reading the earlier book ... READ MORE
A wonderful sequel to complete Harry Kane's story
When I realised that this book was a sequel to A Place Called Winter I got a copy and read that first. I am so glad did as it really does set the scene an... READ MORE
Second novel after A Place Called Winter
I like Patrick Gale’s writing and particularly the pictures of CornwalI he paints. The initial location in Love Lane was not therefore as familiar. Startin... READ MORE
Love
I didn't realise that this was a continuation of Harry's story from A Place Called Winter when I got this from NetGalley but actually it works beautifully ... READ MORE
Love Lane
In the early years of the twentieth century, Harry Cane leaves England to go to farm in Canada. He leaves behind a broken marriage and a young daughter. In... READ MORE
A great read, engrossing, lively, busy. Harry and Betty are wonderful characters
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book.
I loved this book, I wasn't too sure of it at first as the early chapters with H... READ MORE
Beautifully written
I loved this book. It is beautifully written with a gentle pace, yet delves into the largely hidden inner life of Harry Cane with compassion and charm.
... READ MORE
another Patrick Gale masterpiece
Love Lane is the second book by award-winning British author, Patrick Gale, to feature Harry Cane. Having lost his wife and daughter to the post-war influe... READ MORE
A hard read at times but ultimately hopeful
I had not read the first Harry Cane book but that did not stop me immensely enjoying this book.
Harry has built himself a life on the Canadian prairies ... READ MORE
Love Lane
This is the eagerly awaited sequel to the wonderful "A Place Called Winter" which I recommend you read first to really get to grips with Harry and what has... READ MORE
Quietly powerful
When events force Harry Cane to sell his Canadian wheat farm he is forced to return to the family he abandoned years ago. His daughter is married to a pri... READ MORE
An exploration of love and loss in all its forms
This wonderful new novel from exceptional writer Patrick Gale follows the story of Harry Cane, who fled his life, wife and child in Edwardian England to m... READ MORE
Love and loss
A tender love story set in rural Canada. It explores the relationship between two men living a rural farming life and how their circumstances changed leadi... READ MORE
Love Lane by Patrick Gale
Love Lane by Patrick Gale is the story of Harry Cane, a veteran wheat farmer, it is a story that eases into a family saga, with it’s devastating secrets an... READ MORE
Tender and heartbreaking
Like 'A place called Winter' Patrick Gale's last novel, Harry Cane is at the heart of 'Love Lane'. Harry is a man who has spent many years on the Saskatche... READ MORE
Emotional Read
I loved reading 'A Place Called Winter' many years ago, so when I learnt that 'Love Lane' was a follow up to the story it was an automatic buy for me.
It ... READ MORE
Five stars!
Love Lane by Patrick Gale is a beautifully written and deeply moving exploration of family, memory, and the meaning of home.
I was completely drawn into... READ MORE
A must read
I love Patrick Gales work He writes with such skill, drawing you into his characters and keeping you emotionally engaged throughout. This was such a beauti... READ MORE
Well written and emotive
Englishman Harry Cane found himself farming in Canada after his failed marriage, his life revolved around his neighbour who had an adjoining farm but thing... READ MORE
Loved this book!
LOVE LANE by Patrick Gale is a wonderful book, I had previously read A PLACE CALLED WINTER, which is the is the prequel to this novel, so obviously had to ... READ MORE
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A lifelong search for love
Patrick Gale is a prolific , empathetic author with an innate understanding of humanity and it's complexities. Love Lane , set over half a century and two... READ MORE
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