Misplaced Persons

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction

Susan Beale (author)

Hardback Published on: 04/03/2021

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Synopsis

From the author of the Costa Prize shortlisted The Good Guy

'Susan Beale's writing is alive with subtlety and flair. Her stories unspool with a confident voice, a relish for detail and deft shifts in perspective' Tessa Hadley

The Yardley family is fracturing.

Eighteen years since their move to Brussels and the future is clouded with uncertainty for Neil, a Brit, American Marcy and their three Belgian-born children. Wrapped up in their own worries, Neil and Marcy fail to see how much their middle child, Alec, is struggling. When Marcy offers shelter to a young Syrian refugee, it triggers an explosive train of events that affects every member of the family.

Against a backdrop of growing terror threats and Europe's worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, Misplaced Persons astutely explores miscues and misunderstandings, the strength of family bonds and the meaning of home.

Publisher: John Murray Press
ISBN: 9781473630376
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 540g
Dimensions: 236 x 156 x 36 mm

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Complex Family Tale

Misplaced Persons is a terrific contemporary novel that starts off as a domestic novel about an acrimonious divorce between Neil and Marcy but soon becomes... READ MORE

Steve Taylor

A good read!

This book is a timely reminder of how one selfish act can impact on a family. The story is set in Belgium with the potential of terrorism in the forefront ... READ MORE

Zoe Hitchen

Fractured family life.

This is a story of a fractured family life. Neil, an Englishman, married to American Marcy and their three children live in Brussels. Add to the mix Nizar... READ MORE

Frances

Wonderfully rich and complex story

Misplaced Persons is a wonderfully rich and complex tale about family, about betrayal, about feeling lost and misunderstood. Neil and Marcy have split up ... READ MORE

Louise Barber

Ambitious and promising

This story centres around the Yardley family who live in Brussels. British born Neil is having an affair with a work colleague and is separated from wife M... READ MORE

Celia Short

Not my cup of tea

Not my cup of tea. I was so looking forward to reading this book after the fantastic blurb given by the publishers. It’s just a shame that they managed to... READ MORE

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