Ondaatje, Michael
Warlight
- ISBN 13:
- 9781784708351
- author:
- Ondaatje, Michael
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 17.8 x 11 x 1.9 centimeters (0.1
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Warlight, a novel by Michael Ondaatje, is set in post-WW2 London and explores themes of memory, family secrets and lies.
The story follows Nathaniel, who is left in the care of a mysterious figure known as The Moth after his parents abandon him. As he navigates this uncertain world, Nathaniel becomes embroiled in a series of teenage misadventures, but begins to uncover the truth about his mother's past and the secrets she may have hidden.
Years later, Nathaniel sets out to piece together the puzzles of his childhood using intelligence agency files, reality, recollection and imagination. A complex and emotional journey unfolds as he confronts the tangled loyalties and personal yearnings of a secret world.
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