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Name: Human croquet
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Kate Atkinson

Set in the rural parts of England, the story follows Isobel Fairfax, a sixteen‑year‑old who lives in the dilapidated Arden house on Hawthorne Close. Her family, the Failex line, has fallen from the grandeur of Fairfax Manor, a historic estate once surrounded by the great forest of Lythe. With the forest gone and the manor lost to time, Isobel’s life is shaped by the mystery of her mother, Eliza, whose disappearance and the lingering secrets of the forest haunt the family. The narrative explores themes of family history, country life, and the passage of time.

First publish date: 1997

Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction

Authors: Kate Atkinson

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