Things We Nearly Knew
24 January 2019Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
How much do we know about the people we love? And would you want to know the truth?
'An engrossing read' Sunday Times
There’s a bar at the crossroads on the way out of town. Or the way in, depending on whether you’re coming or going. Marcie and her husband have run it for years. After thirty years of marriage, there aren’t...
Details
24 January 2019288 pages
9781509842438Imprint: Picador
Reviews
The plot is expertly spun out . . . an engrossing read.Sunday Times
If you didn’t know Jim Powell was British, you wouldn’t guess from this hard-boiled slice of Americana, narrated by the middle-aged owner of a Nowheresville bar . . . with a wry charm that grips you right to the sombre finish.Daily Mail
Powell’s narrator is the consummate bartender complemented beautifully by the astute Marcie. It’s such a clever device: backstories abound and anecdotes are legion as befits the profession. The story unfolds beautifully . . . A thoroughly enjoyable piece of storytelling, well turned out in every sense.A Life in Books blog
