The Distance Between Us
A Novel
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3.8 • 33 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Gripping, insightful, and deft, The Distance Between Us by Maggie O'Farrell is a haunting story of the way our families shape our lives, from the award-winning author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait.
On a cold February afternoon, Stella catches sight of a man she hasn't seen for many years, but instantly recognises. Or thinks she does. At the same moment on the other side of the globe, in the middle of a crowd of Chinese New Year revellers, Jake realises that things are becoming dangerous.
They know nothing of one another's existence, but both Stella and Jake flee their lives: Jake in search of a place so remote it doesn't appear on any map, and Stella for a destination in Scotland, the significance of which only her sister, Nina, will understand.
Customer Reviews
Unlikeable characters and no motivation
Some really nice writing here but the characters were flat. Zero idea on what Jake loves about Stella, making his frantic search for her mystifying. I so wanted to like her but she was as completely annoying the way her character was written. Jake was way more interesting but ultimately is reduced to an incoherent, bumbling character. Thoroughly disliked this book.