Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession by Hilary Mantel is a novel published by Penguin Books in 1987, featuring 239 pages in English. This edition revisits characters from Mantel’s earlier work, Every Day is Mother’s Day, and presents a narrative that combines humor with psychological insights. The story centers on Muriel Axon as she re-enters the lives of Colin Sidney, a schoolmaster, and Isabel Field, a neurotic former social worker, after a decade apart.
Readers will find a tale that explores themes of vengeance and unresolved issues, as Muriel confronts her past relationships and the complexities that arise from them. The narrative delves into the psychological dimensions of its characters, offering a blend of humor and tension as they navigate their intertwined lives. This edition provides an opportunity to engage with Mantel’s distinctive storytelling style and her exploration of human relationships.
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From the Man Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Wolf Hall’ and ‘Bring Up the Bodies’, a savagely funny tale that revisits the characters from the much-loved ‘Every Day is Mother’s Day’.
Muriel Axon is about to re-enter the lives of Colin Sidney, hapless husband, father and schoolmaster, and Isabel Field, failed social worker and practising neurotic.
It is ten years since her last tangle with them, but for Muriel this is not time enough. There are still scores to be settled, truths to be faced and rather a lot of vengeance to be wreaked.
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