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Lay Me Down

Nicci Cloke

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English
Vintage
01 April 2015
A haunting novel about the effect a single event can have on our lives and on countless others; and about how the past shapes us, no matter how hard we try to escape it.

What if the past won't let you go?

London- 31st December, midnight. For Elsa and Jack, a stolen kiss becomes a shot at real happiness. Eight months later, they board a plane to begin a new life in San Francisco, where Jack has found his dream job working on the Golden Gate Bridge.

But this is not your average boy-meets-girl love story, for Jack's new job comes with an extraordinary obligation. No one told him about the Jumpers - the men and women who try to leap from the bridge to their deaths every year. One in particular begins to haunt Jack, bringing back memories he thought safely buried. As he becomes more and more preoccupied, and Elsa, alone in a new city, becomes increasingly isolated, both retreat into their pasts, back down the paths that led them to that New Year's Eve.

And the fragile love between them starts to unravel...
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 200mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 29mm
Weight:   325g
ISBN:   9780099593652
ISBN 10:   0099593653
Pages:   448
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Nicci Cloke is an author and editor based in Cambridgeshire. Her novels have been published in twelve languages and she previously worked at Faber Academy - and as a cocktail waitress.

Reviews for Lay Me Down

Evocative...Flitting between their separate pasts and precarious shared present, Cloke weaves a tale whose opacity feels pleasingly apiece with its foggy backdrop. -- Hephzibah Anderson Daily Mail A masterfully written novel, by turns sparkling and melancholic, with vivid characters and painfully beautiful imagery Morgan McCarthy, author of The Other Half of Me An addictive page turner Closer A book to watch Elle A must-read novel Prima Beguiling... An absorbing, entertaining read: one that will see you nicely through a few long dark evenings A Life in Books An emotionally powerful, highly charged story... a fascinating story with an intriguing premise CultureFly Like eavesdropping on a conversation in a bar...This is a really cleverly structured and well-crafted novel We Love This Book


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