{"product_id":"a-particular-man-lesley-glaister-9781916978942","title":"A Particular Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLove never dies in this novel by \"a writer of addictive emotional thrillers\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(\u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold from three perspectives, A Particular Man is about love, truth and the unpredictable consequences of loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Edgar dies in a Far East prisoner of war camp it breaks the heart of fellow prisoner Starling. In Edgar's final moments, Starling makes him a promise. When, after the war, he visits Edgar's family to fulfil this promise, Edgar's mother Clementine mistakes him for another man. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer mistake allows him access to Edgar's home and to those who loved him, stirring powerful and disorientating emotions, and embroiling him in a web of deceit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe loss has driven his sister Aida to seek solace in the arms of a series of men - but the meeting with Starling sparks a powerful and complex connection, fuelled by their mutual longing for Edgar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile Clementine, also grieving for Edgar, has secrets of her own... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of Britain's finest novelists.\" -The Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Glaister] commands respect for writing novels which are not just dark and mysterious but also emotionally satisfying.\" -The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An expert plotter.\" -The Scotsman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lesley Glaister\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916978940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916978942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloodhound Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.85d","brand":"Lesley Glaister","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898579673343,"sku":"9781916978942","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38d3da08-2358-4280-a9dc-be4aaca600e6.jpg?v=1721376635","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-particular-man-lesley-glaister-9781916978942","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}