The Illuminations

The Illuminations

30 April, 2015
Author: Andrew O'Hagan
Genre: Fiction
Category: New Books

Karin Scherer says: 'A beautiful, deeply charged story about love and money, about modern war and the complications of life. Anne Quirk, an elderly woman was, in her youth a pioneer of British documentary photography. Her grandson Luke, a captain in the army, is on a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Only when Luke returns home do both their secret stories slowly unfold. How much do we keep from loved ones? Is the truth often buried in secrets?'