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In this acclaimed memoir from the award-winning author of Fragrant Harbour and Capital, John Lanchester pieces together his family’s past and uncovers their extraordinary secrets – from his grandparents’ life in colonial Rhodesia to his mother’s time as a nun – with clear-eyed compassion. A true story of family intrigues, of secrets and lies, as they unfold across three generations.
John Lanchester has written five novels, The Debt to Pleasure, Mr Phillips, Fragrant Harbour, Capital and The Wall, and three works of non-fiction: Family Romance, a memoir; Whoops!: Why everyone owes everyone and no one can pay, about the global financial crisis; and How to Speak Money, a primer in popular economics. His books have won the Hawthornden Prize, the…
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Here's the first chapter of John Lanchester's new novel The Wall. His last was the international bestseller Capital, and like that …