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2024: Two sisters and a night that changes everything
2024: Two sisters and a night that changes everything
On a winter Saturday night in post-war Bristol, sisters Moira and Evelyn, on the cusp of adulthood, go to an art students’ party in a dockside pub; there they meet two men, Paul and Sinden, whose air of worldliness and sophistication both intrigues and repels them. Sinden calls a few days later to invite them over to the grand suburban mansion Paul shares with his brother and sister, and Moira accepts despite Evelyn’s misgivings.
As the night unfolds in this unfamiliar, glamorous new setting, the sisters learn things about themselves and each other that shock them, and release them into a new phase of their lives.
Bristol
A novella that is set in Bristol but the city is a background to the characters and story. There is an event on the dockside that starts it all off and from then on, it’s a spiral downwards into something very dark.
The city is nicely mentioned but it’s not a major part of the story.
Destination/Location: Bristol Author/guide: Tessa Hadley Departure: 2024
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