Description
In John Banville's *Ancient Light*, retired actor Alexander Cleave finds himself adrift a decade after the tragic death of his daughter, Cass. His solitary existence is disrupted by an offer to star in a film about Cass's companion, drawing him back into the past and the lingering shadows of his own youth. As he grapples with memory and loss, Cleave revisits a poignant, yet ultimately destructive, teenage romance, forcing him to confront the cruelties and consequences he once failed to comprehend. This masterful novel, the concluding chapter in a trilogy, explores themes of grief, memory, and the deceptive nature of perception with Banville's signature lyrical prose and psychological depth.
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paperback
Windsor
Published Jan 1, 2013
415 pages
ISBN: 9781471350405
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First Published
2012
Language
eng
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