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Literary Fiction · MelancholicA man spends a week at an English seaside town while his marriage has ended
Holiday
1974239 pagesModerate readSlow pace
★ Booker Prize, 1974
A week by the sea after a marriage falls apart
Edwin Fisher spends a holiday at an English seaside town, where he is staying with his in-laws while he thinks about the end of his marriage. The week brings back memories of his life and family. It shared the 1974 Booker Prize with The Conservationist.
More about this book
Who
Edwin Fisher, a lecturer whose wife has left him.
World
An English seaside resort.
What makes it different
In 2006 The Times resubmitted its first chapter to twenty agents and publishers under a new title, and one agent accepted it.
Feel
Quiet and reflective.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- HolidayWikipedia