Awards
Orange Prize for Fiction (nominee)
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Orange Prize for Fiction (nominee)
A single woman at loose ends becomes the object of two men's affections—a father and his teenage son—in this sly, richly drawn novel After more than twenty years in London, Kate Flynn has returned to her family home in Wales to care for her aging mother. Having cast off her academic career, she is unmoored, and when she runs into a childhood friend, David Roberts, at a concert, she finds herself falling for him, although she knows she's grasping at anything to fill the sudden emptiness of her life.
For his part, David's marriage isn't as solid as it looks—his wife, Suzie, has begun acting strangely, moving out of their bedroom, neglecting their children, and disappearing for days at a time—and he begins to seek refuge with Kate from the newfound chaos of his life.
David's seventeen-year-old son, Jamie, is also drawn to Kate's eccentricity and her strange, glamorous old house full of books and music and history. As both father and son set about their parallel courtships, Tessa Hadley's intricate, graceful novel explores the tangled web of connections between parents and children, revealing how each generation replays the stories of the one that came before, in new and sometimes startling patterns.
For his part, David's marriage isn't as solid as it looks—his wife, Suzie, has begun acting strangely, moving out of their bedroom, neglecting their children, and disappearing for days at a time—and he begins to seek refuge with Kate from the newfound chaos of his life.
David's seventeen-year-old son, Jamie, is also drawn to Kate's eccentricity and her strange, glamorous old house full of books and music and history. As both father and son set about their parallel courtships, Tessa Hadley's intricate, graceful novel explores the tangled web of connections between parents and children, revealing how each generation replays the stories of the one that came before, in new and sometimes startling patterns.
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Hardback Editions
August 2007 : Hardback
| Title: The Master Bedroom Author(s): Tessa Hadley ISBN: 0-224-07854-2 / 978-0-224-07854-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
July 2007 : Hardback
| Title: The Master Bedroom: A Novel Author(s): Tessa Hadley ISBN: 0-8050-8076-7 / 978-0-8050-8076-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
September 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Master Bedroom Author(s): Tessa Hadley ISBN: 0-09-949926-6 / 978-0-09-949926-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2008 : Paperback
| Title: The Master Bedroom: A Novel Author(s): Tessa Hadley ISBN: 0-312-42797-2 / 978-0-312-42797-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Master Bedroom: A Novel Author(s): Tessa Hadley Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Availability: Amazon More details... |
Audio Editions
March 2009 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Master Bedroom Author(s): Tessa Hadley ISBN: 1-84648-537-1 / 9781846485374 (UK edition) Publisher: Oakhill Publishing Limited Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: The Master Bedroom Author(s): Tessa Hadley ISBN: 1-84648-555-X / 9781846485558 (UK edition) Publisher: Oakhill Publishing Limited Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
April 2010 : Kindle edition
| Title: The Master Bedroom: A Novel Author(s): Tessa Hadley Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
April 2009 : Unknown
| Title: The Master Bedroom (Unabridged) Author(s): Tessa Hadley Publisher: Oakhill Publishing Ltd Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 2007 : Kindle edition
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