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This is How (Paperback)
Short Description for This is HowWhen his fiance breaks off their engagement, Patrick Oxtoby leaves home and moves into a boarding house in a remote seaside town. But in spite of his hopes and determination to build a better life, nothing goes to plan and Patrick is soon driven to take a desperate and chilling course of action.
Full description- Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
- Published: 02 July 2009
- Format: Paperback 320 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9781847673824 ISBN 10: 1847673821
- Sales rank: 113,097
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Full description for This is How
When his fiance breaks off their engagement, Patrick Oxtoby leaves home and moves into a boarding house in a remote seaside town. But in spite of his hopes and determination to build a better life, nothing goes to plan and Patrick is soon driven to take a desperate and chilling course of action. "This is How" is a mesmerising and meticulously drawn portrait of a man whose unease in the world leads to his tragic undoing. With breathtaking wisdom and an astute insight into the human mind, award-winning M.J. Hyland's new book is a masterpiece that inspires horror and sympathy in equal measure.

