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'Writes like a haunted angel' The Times
When a friend dies, Júlia Garnet goes to stay in Venice, where a lifetime of caution is challenged. She encounters the paintings in the local church which teli the story of Tobias and the Angel. The ancient tale of Tobias, who travels to Media unaware he is accompanied by the Archangel Raphael, unfolds alongside Júlia Garnet's contemporary journey. As she unravels the story's history, Júlia's own life is thrown into question - for, like the shifting sea-light of Venice, nothing here is quite as it seems. Salley Vickers writes with a poise and a wit which belies the novel's deeper themes: love, death and the growth of the humán spirit. This many-layered növel truly defies the usual categories.
'Rich, complex and haunting she makes the ancient story as riveting as Miss Garnet's own adventures' Sunday Times
'The sort of növel I really enjoy' John Bayley
'Reveals itself as a surprising exploration of the mysteries of imagination and...
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'Writes like a haunted angel' The Times
When a friend dies, Júlia Garnet goes to stay in Venice, where a lifetime of caution is challenged. She encounters the paintings in the local church which teli the story of Tobias and the Angel. The ancient tale of Tobias, who travels to Media unaware he is accompanied by the Archangel Raphael, unfolds alongside Júlia Garnet's contemporary journey. As she unravels the story's history, Júlia's own life is thrown into question - for, like the shifting sea-light of Venice, nothing here is quite as it seems. Salley Vickers writes with a poise and a wit which belies the novel's deeper themes: love, death and the growth of the humán spirit. This many-layered növel truly defies the usual categories.
'Rich, complex and haunting she makes the ancient story as riveting as Miss Garnet's own adventures' Sunday Times
'The sort of növel I really enjoy' John Bayley
'Reveals itself as a surprising exploration of the mysteries of imagination and faith'
joanna trollope, Dáily telegraph Böoks of the year 4 A refreshing, gentle story'
Anita Brookner, Spectator Books of the Year 'A subtle, witty tale'
John de Falbe, Spectator Books of the Year 'Delightfully affecting'
Júlia Neuberger, Independent Books of the Year 'Destined for a long Ufe'
Dávid Sexton, E ven ing Standard Books of the Year
'If you hke Penelope Fitzgerald or Barbara Pym, try Salley Vickers' sunday telegraph
'Originál and delightful' Woman'sJournal
4It is a triumph' John Julius Norwich
'Ali lovers of Venice should read this book' The Spectator
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