
Out of Touch
The heartbreaking and hopeful must read
By: Haleh Agar
Hardcover | 2 January 2020 | Edition Number 1
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A powerful tale of betrayal and abandonment from a stunning new voice.
When a brother and sister receive a letter from the father they haven't seen in twenty years, they must confront long-buried tensions in ways that will change them for ever.
A man hit Ava with his car, a few miles from her bungalow. He brings her flowers in hospital, and offers to do her laundry. He also brings her the letter she dropped that night on the road.
In New York, Ava's brother Michael receives the same letter. He thinks about it as he steps out of the shower into his curtainless bedroom. A naked woman stares at him from the apartment across. They both laugh and cover up with their arms.
Brother and sister cannot avoid the letter: their estranged father is dying and wants to meet. Can they forgive their father, and face each other after all these years apart? Will new unexpected friends offer the advice and comfort they need?
With sharp wit and sensitivity, Out of Touch is a deeply absorbing story about love and vulnerability, sex and power, and the unbreakable bonds of family.
About the Author
Haleh Agar was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. She left to teach English Literature at international schools in Bahrain, Singapore and most recently London, where she now lives. Haleh has been published in literary magazines and journals, including Mslexia, Viva Magazine, Fincham Press and LampLight. Her short story 'Not Contagious' was Highly Commended by the judges of the 2019 Costa Short Story Award. She won the Brighton Prize for flash fiction and the London Magazine's inaugural essay competition for her piece 'On Writing Ethnic Stories'. Out of Touch is her first novel.
Industry Reviews
ISBN: 9781474612241
ISBN-10: 1474612245
Published: 2nd January 2020
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 320
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Orion
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 3.2 x 14.6 x 22.5
Weight (kg): 0.45
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