A house for Alice /

A sweeping and gorgeously rendered exploration of grief and yearning, following the fracturing of a multinational family in the wake of its patriarch's death. In the early hours of June 14, 2017, the world watches as flames leap up the sides of a residential high-rise in West London, devouring...

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Main Author: Evans, Diana, 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, [2023].
Edition:First United States edition.
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