The end of loneliness / Benedict Wells ; translated by Charlotte Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, Benedict, 1984- author.

Contributor:

Collins, Charlotte, 1967- translator.

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

German fiction--21st century.

German fiction.

Siblings--Fiction.

Siblings.

Brothers and sisters.

Orphans--Fiction.

Orphans.

Solitude--Fiction.

Solitude.

Brothers and sisters--Fiction.

Local Subjects:

Orphans--Fiction.

Brothers and sisters--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Physical Description:

230 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Sceptre, 2018.

Language Note:

Translated from the German.

Summary:

When their idyllic childhood is shattered by the sudden death of their parents, siblings Marty, Liz and Jules are sent to a bleak state boarding school. Once there, the orphans' lives change tracks: Marty throws himself into academic life; Liz is drawn to dark forms of escapism; and Jules transforms from a vivacious child to a withdrawn teenager. The only one who can bring him out of his shell is his mysterious classmate Alva, who hides a dark past of her own, but despite their obvious love for one another, the two leave school on separate paths. Years later, just as it seems that they can make amends for time wasted, the past catches up with them, and fate - or chance - will once again alter the course of a life.

Notes:

Originally published as: Vom Ende der Einsamkeit. Zürich : Diogenes Verlag AG, 2016.

Other Format:

Electronic version: 9781473654051

ISBN:

9781473654037

1473654033

OCLC:

991242087

Publisher Number:

99977556059