The Distance Between Us

<p><h3><b>The <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling novel from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT<br><br>*Over 260,000 copies sold*<br><br>Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award</b></h3> <br><br><b>'O'Farrell writes with lyrical precision about sex, fear and sibling rivalry... graceful and hypnotic' <i>Observer</i><br><br></b><b>'You care passionately about her characters . . . wildly enjoyable' <i>The Times</i></b><br>_____<br><br>On a cold London afternoon Stella encounters a man she has not seen for many years, whose face she instantly recognises - or thinks she does. At exactly the same moment, in Hong Kong, Jake is realising that the crowd around him, celebrating Chinese New Year, is about to turn dangerous.<br><br>They know nothing of each other's existence, but both flee their lives: Jake in search of a place so remote it doesn't appear on any map, and Stella for a destination in Scotland, the significance of which only her sister, Nina, will understand.<br><br><b>Gripping, insightful and deft, <i>The Distance Between Us</i> is a haunting story of the way families shape our lives.</b><br>_____<br><br><b>'Masterly and multi-layered. Terrific' Cressida Connolly, </b><i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><br><b>'A compulsively readable tale of star-crossed lovers and secretive siblings' </b><i>Elle</i><br><br><b>'Spooky and tender, with a dizzying twist' </b><i><b>Daily Mail</b><br>_____<br></i><br><b>⭐ What readers are saying; ⭐</b> <br><br>'Addictive - you simply must know what happens next' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ <br><i><br>'</i>I was totally absorbed by all the characters and cared passionately about them' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ <br><i><br>'</i>If in doubt... read this book! I absolutely adored it!!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐</p>