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A jewel of a novel about a perfect family falling apart DAVID NICHOLLSA slim, deeply humane work that tingles with life THE TIMESOne of the greatest novels of the twentieth century MERVE EMREAthena and Dexter Fox are content. They love each other. They are friends.They live with their two young sons in a sparsely furnished house near the Merri Creek its walls cracking, its floors sloping and its doors hanging loosely in their frames. There is a piano in their kitchen.But then, Dexter runs into Elizabeth, an old friend from his university days. She brings into his world her looseliving musician boyfriend, Philip, and her seventeenyearold sister, Vicki.And all at once, the bonds that hold the Fox family together begin to fray. Since its first publication in 1984, The Childrens Bach has been hailed as one of only four perfect short novels in the English language, one of the greatest family novels ever written and Garners masterpiece. A W&N Essential with an introduction by David Nicholls
Binding: Paperback;176 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: FC; Weight: 288 g; Dimensions: 142 x 197 x 17
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A jewel of a novel about a perfect family falling apart DAVID NICHOLLSA slim, deeply humane work that tingles with life THE TIMESOne of the greatest novels of the twentieth century MERVE EMREAthena and Dexter Fox are content. They love each other. They are friends.They live with their two young sons in a sparsely furnished house near the Merri Creek its walls cracking, its floors sloping and its doors hanging loosely in their frames. There is a piano in their kitchen.But then, Dexter runs into Elizabeth, an old friend from his university days. She brings into his world her looseliving musician boyfriend, Philip, and her seventeenyearold sister, Vicki.And all at once, the bonds that hold the Fox family together begin to fray. Since its first publication in 1984, The Childrens Bach has been hailed as one of only four perfect short novels in the English language, one of the greatest family novels ever written and Garners masterpiece. A W&N Essential with an introduction by David Nicholls
Binding: Paperback;176 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: FC; Weight: 288 g; Dimensions: 142 x 197 x 17
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Helen Garner
The Children's Bach : The perfect jewel of a family novel from the...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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