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Introspective journey through sibling bonds and change.

"East Fortune" offers an insightful and tender look into the lives of three brothers who confront life's unexpected turns. It's a relatable exploration of aging, identity, and the complexity of familial relationships. If you've ever felt at a crossroads or sought to understand the weave of luck and choice in shaping life, this book resonates with those themes beautifully. James Runcie's storytelling will draw you into the poignant reality of the Henderson brothers, which might mirror your own reflections on life.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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East Fortune

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ISBN: 9781408800867
Authors: James Runcie
Date of Publication: 2010-02-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Drama, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.61
(rated by 100 readers)

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The boy stepped out into the road. He stretched his arms out and his legs apart, making an X, palms facing the windscreen, the hands with a slight tremor that Jack only remembered later. His face had a questioning look that asked 'Why are you doing this to me?' Jack has been sleepwalking through his middle age. His wife has left him; his grown-up daughters no longer need him; and he rarely leaves his remote house on the east coast of Scotland. But when he is involved in an horrific accident, he is jolted out of his stupor, and embarks upon a new friendship that helps him to re-evaluate everything. Douglas is on the early morning Eurostar to Paris to have lunch with a woman he barely knows. Despite his responsibilities to family, work and friends, he is determined to risk everything for his obsession with a stranger. Angus is fifty-four. He has always prided himself on his happy marriage, his reliable car, his nice house, his stable there are no nasty surprises. But when a man thirty years his junior takes him to a stuffy room and tells him he no longer has a job, he finds himself suddenly in freefall. As a man without a profession, how does he now define himself? As the three Henderson brothers head to their big childhood home in East Fortune for their annual summer gathering, they steel themselves against sibling rivalry, parental expectation and the vulnerability that comes with being with
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Introspective journey through sibling bonds and change.

"East Fortune" offers an insightful and tender look into the lives of three brothers who confront life's unexpected turns. It's a relatable exploration of aging, identity, and the complexity of familial relationships. If you've ever felt at a crossroads or sought to understand the weave of luck and choice in shaping life, this book resonates with those themes beautifully. James Runcie's storytelling will draw you into the poignant reality of the Henderson brothers, which might mirror your own reflections on life.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.