Enlightenment
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Thomas Hart and Grace Macaulay have lived all their lives in the small Essex town of Aldleigh. Though separated in age by three decades, the pair are kindred spirits – torn between their commitment to religion and their desire for more. But their friendship is threatened by the arrival of romantic love. Thomas falls for James Bower, who runs the local museum. Together they develop an obsession with the vanished 19th-century astronomer said to haunt a nearby manor, and whose identity might finally be revealed when a startling discovery is made. As Thomas fears a broken heart, he comes to find solace in astronomy: might it offer as much as earthly or even divine love? Meanwhile Grace meets Nathan, a fellow sixth former. They are drawn recklessly together, but quickly pulled apart, casting Grace into the wider world and far away from Thomas.
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**LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024**
Immerse yourself in a story of love and astronomy across two centuries - from the #1 bestselling author of The Essex Serpent.
'Gorgeous?ethereal' GUARDIAN
'Truth, beauty and love?extraordinary' OBSERVER
'A book with cosmic reach' FINANCIAL TIMES
'You'll get lost in the pages' ELLE
Thomas Hart and Grace Macaulay have lived all their lives in the small Essex town of Aldleigh. Though separated in age by three decades, the pair are kindred spirits - torn between their religion and their desire to explore the world. But their friendship is ruptured by the arrival of love.
Over the course of twenty years, Thomas and Grace will find their lives brought back into orbit as a devastating story of passion and scientific adventure unfolds and Aldleigh's unique mysteries are revealed.
'The heavens, comets, faith, ghosts, love - this is a book of deep pleasures'
BOOKER JUDGES, 2024
'Sarah Perry just gets better and better'
INDEPENDENT
'A romance worthy of Emily Bronte'
WALL STREET JOURNAL
'One of contemporary fiction's brightest stars'
GLAMOUR
*A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE GUARDIAN, DAILY TELEGRAPH AND DAILY MAIL*
Additional information
| Weight | 278 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 19.7 × 12.8 × 2.6 cm |
| Book_author | Perry, Sarah |
| Publisher | VINTAGE |
| Imprint | Vintage |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 381 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1st paperback ed |
| Dewey | 823.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
