Set in Southeast England, friendship and love among a group of men whose lives have been intertwined since World War II. When one dies, the survivors are brought together and are forced to take stock of the paths their lives have take...
From the author of Waterland and Ever After, Last Orders is a quiet but dazzling novel about a group of men, friends since the Second World War, whose lives revolve around work, family, the racetrack, and their favorite pub. When on...
In the sweet shop, Willy Chapman was free and absolved from all responsibility. He ran his sweet shop like his life--quietly, steadfastly, and lovingly. It was a bargain struck between Chapman and his attractive, depressive wife: she ...
Booker Prizewinning writer Graham Swift writes about a day in the life of George Webb, a private investigator, when his mind ranges over not only his present life--which includes a devastating romantic relationship with an imprisoned ...
[This is the Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.]Wish You Were Here is rich with Graham Swift's love of the local and full of humor and tenderness in the face of tragedy. On an autumn day in 2006, on the Isle of Wight, Jack...
Wish You Were Here (Vintage Internati...
Graham SwiftOn an autumn day in 2006, on the Isle of Wight, Jack Luxton—once a Devon farmer, now the proprietor of a seaside caravan park—receives the news that his brother, Tom, not seen for years, has been killed in combat in Iraq. For Jack...