The Great North Road
The Great North Road by Annabel Dore, published by Picador in 2008, is a literary fiction work that spans 679 pages. This novel explores the intertwined lives of two women, Greta Korda and Sylvia Sharp, who are connected through the abandonment of their babies at birth. As Greta escapes her abusive husband and Sylvia grapples with her own mental challenges, their paths converge in a narrative filled with tension and emotional depth.
Readers will find a dramatic exploration of family life and the complexities of maternal bonds as Sylvia’s love for her daughter Alice leads her back to her estranged family. The story intensifies when Alice goes missing, prompting suspicion among a diverse cast of characters, including Greta. This edition, written in English, delves into themes of love, loss, and the haunting consequences of choices made in desperate circumstances.
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Two babies abandoned at birth. Two extraordinary women, bound together and torn apart by a decision that will haunt them for the rest of their lives. Greta Korda is fleeing her sadistic husband, Dick. Sylvia Sharp, no more than a child herself, is burdened by delusions that grow more shattering by the day. Eventually Sylvia’s love for her daughter Alice draws her back to her estranged family—to the boy she still loves and the world she left behind. But then Alice vanishes, and a whole cast of characters, including Greta, come under suspicion. Has the little girl been abducted, or has she met a much darker fate? Gripping, compassionate, and unfailingly dramatic, it is a searing and addictive debut novel.
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