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BurntcoatSarah Hall

Burntcoat

224 pagesFirst published 20217 editions
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"In an unnamed British city, the virus is spreading, and like everyone else, the celebrated sculptor Edith Harkness retreats inside. She isolates herself in her immense studio, Burntcoat, with Halit, the lover she barely knows. As life outside changes irreparably, inside Burntcoat, Edith and Halit find themselves changed as well: by the histories and responsibilities each carries and bears, by the fears and dangers of the world outside, and by the progressions of their new relationship"--

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Editions

7 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2022
    Mariner Books · 224 pages · 9780062657091
  • Hardcover · English · 2021
    Custom House · 304 pages · 9780062657107
  • Other · English · 2022
    Faber & Faber, Limited · 9780571329342
  • Other · English · 2021
    Faber & Faber, Limited · 224 pages · 9780571329311
  • Other · English · 2021
    Faber & Faber, Limited · 9780571329335
  • Other · English · 2021
    Faber & Faber, Limited · 224 pages · 9780571329328
Women sculptorsFictionEpidemicsVirus diseasesSocial isolationSurvivalMan-woman relationships