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"At an English country estate in 1924, an afternoon tryst between Jane, a neighboring servant girl, and Paul, the young man of the estate, marks the end of a secret love affair of about six years. Jane's narrative moves back and forth from 1924 to the end of the century to reveal a remarkable woman"--
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GRAHAM SWIFT was born in 1949 and is the author of ten novels; two collections of short stories; and Making an Elephant, a book of essays, portraits, poetry and reflections on his life in writing. With 'Waterland' he won The Guardian Fiction Award, and with 'Last Order's the Booker Prize. Both novels have since been made into films. His work has appeared in more than thirty languages.Photo credit: Janus van den Eijnden.
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