Vanishing Hours

Brought to you by Penguin.


''Shot through with compassion . . . this dreamlike, winding tale is a joy.'' A. L. KENNEDY


This was how I heard the most important story of my life, the thing that decided me, the story that determined who I was in the end.

At a hotel bar in a quiet English town, two strangers meet by chance and share their stories. Hers is of an inconspicuous life, shaken by heartbreak a...