Author: Waal, Kit de
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Published on 30 July 2020 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Paperback | 144 pages
131 x 195 x 16 | 130g
***From the acclaimed author of My Name is Leon***'Stories of everyday lives that will resonate and move you utterly' StylistAs she walks out of her marriage, a woman remembers the day her husband rescued a boy from drowning.
A blind man on his wedding day celebrates the pursuit of love.
And a young man leaves prison with only one desire - to see his son again.
Kit de Waal's characters light up the page in vivid stories of thwarted desire, love and loss. With power and precision, humanity and insight, Supporting Cast captures the extraordinary moments in our ordinary lives, and the darkness and the joy of the everyday.
'It's so good. Full of Kit's trademark humanity. I can feel my heart grow with every word' Cathy Rentzenbrink'Stunning. Kit is in utter command of language and story here, and wields them like no other writer' Donal Ryan'A magnificent study of humanity in all its various sorrows. Her writing is exquisite' Liz Nugent