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Oxygen Book

In Andrew Miller's third novel, Oxygen, the IMPAC-award winning author of Ingenious Pain offers an intense, claustrophobic tale of parallel lives experiencing regret and redemption. A family reunion of sorts is underway in the summer of 1997 for Alice, a newly retired, long-widowed schoolteacher, dying of cancer at her home in the English countryside. Gathering at her side are her two sons: Alec, a myopic, indecisive translator, and the more gregarious Larry, an unemployed TV soap star whose glittering US career is about to take a nosedive into the shabby territory of porn films, so he can stave off bankruptcy and hold on to his disintegrating marriage. The counterpoint to this scenario is Laszlo Lazar, Hungarian exile and fêted playwright, whose latest work, Oxygene, Alec is translating. … read more...

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In the summer of 1997, four people reach a turning point: Alice Valentine, her two sons, and Laszlo Lazar. For each, the time has come to assess what matters in life, and all will be forced to take part in an act of liberation - not necessarily the one foreseen. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, this is an exploration of courage and liberation.
Foyles
'ANDREW MILLER'S WRITING IS A SOURCE OF WONDER AND DELIGHT' Hilary Mantel'ONE OF OUR MOST SKILFUL CHRONICLERS OF THE HUMAN HEART AND MIND' Sunday TimesShortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread Novel Award'Beautiful'The Times'Superbly realised'Sunday Telegraph'Breathtaking'Irish TimesThe third novel from the critically acclaimed author of Pure - a deeply moving exploration of courage, love and liberation in the modern ageIn the summer of 1997, four people reach a turning point: Alice Valentine, who lies gravely ill in her West Country home; her two sons, one still searching for a sense of direction, the other fighting to keep his acting career and marriage afloat; and László Lázár, who leads a comfortable life in Paris yet is plagued by his memories of the 1956 Hungarian uprising.For each, the time has come to assess what matters in life, and all will be forced to take part in an act of liberation - though not necessarily the one foreseen.PRAISE FOR ANDREW MILLER'Unique, visionary, a master at unmasking humanity'Sarah Hall'A writer of very rare and outstanding gifts'Independent on Sunday'A highly intelligent writer, both exciting and contemplative'The Times'A wonderful storyteller'Spectator
Blackwell
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, a deeply moving exploration of courage, love and liberation in the modern age In the summer of 1997, four people reach a turning point: Alice Valentine, who lies gravely ill in her West Country home; her two sons...

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