A short road to Longbrook
Roberts, Bethan, 1973-2026
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It's the mid-1960s and Lillian Wells is a clever teenager with a daring pixie cut, tangerine mini-dress and new boyfriend, Jim, who works at the brewery. Even better, he lives across the road, so she's never far from her bee-hived, high-heeled single mother Winnie, who is prone to attacks of the nerves. But Lillian harbours secret dreams of going to art school in London. When she gets in, how will she tell her mother - and Jim - that she's leaving Abingdon - and them? Forty years later, Lillian's own daughter Rachel is heading off to university, but Lillian is not sure either of them are ready. She sees herself and Winnie in Rachel, who is ambitious and intelligent, but also prone to nervous habits. As Lillian tries to bite her tongue about Rachel's symptoms, she is reminded of what everyone in Abingdon used to say: It's a short road to Longbrook - the local institution for the mentally ill.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bury Library | Adult Fiction | F | On loan - Due: 25 Apr 2026 |
| Ramsbottom Library | Adult Fiction | F | On loan - Due: 05 May 2026 |
Main title:
A short road to Longbrook / Bethan Roberts.
Author:
Roberts, Bethan, 1973-, author
Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2026.
Collation:
375 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781784746018 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92F
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4241747