witty and engaging storytelling keeps readers entertained while exploring deep themes
Explores the complexities of human connection and silence between characters
Set in Cape Town and London, offering a richly described urban landscape
Features a memorable female protagonist and a unique male lead
Published by Faber Faber, known for high-quality literary fiction
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Mr Field, a concert pianist travelling back from a performance in London, fractures his left wrist in a train crash. On a whim, he uses his compensation cheque to buy a house he has seen only in a newspaper, a replica of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye built on a stretch of coast outside Cape Town. When he moves there with his wife Mim, the h
