The Uncertain Future of the Silvermans
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A life-affirming story of family and personal self-discovery
When George, the eldest son of Matthew Silverman, announces he won’t follow his father’s footsteps as editor of the family-owned local newspaper, the family finds itself on a course for change. The newspaper has been going for nearly 100 years.
With younger brother Alexander and sisters Loraine and Alison growing up fast too, and gradual progress in the world around them, can Matthew do what’s best for them all?
This beautifully observed story of a loving family navigating generational change retains a timeless appeal today.
Book details
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781788421782
- Published
- 12 December 2019
- Pages
- 256
- Duration
- Dimensions
- 129 x 198 mm
- Genre
- Social Comedy
- Imprint
- Farrago
Reviews
Praise for Victor Canning:
‘Quite delightful … with an atmosphere of quiet contentment and humour that cannot fail to charm’
‘There is such a gentle humour in the book’
‘What counts for most in the story … is his mounting pleasure in vagabondage and the English scene’
‘A paean to the beauties of the English countryside and the lovable oddities of the English character’
‘His delight at the beauties of the countryside and his mild astonishment at the strange ways of men are infectious’
‘A swift-moving novel, joyous, happy and incurably optimistic’
‘His gift of story-telling is obviously innate. Rarely does one come on so satisfying an amalgam of plot, characterisation and good writing’
