The Whole Day Through

By Patrick Gale

Book Overview

From the bestselling author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER, Patrick Gale's THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH is the beautiful structured story of the choices we make when we come face to face with our past.

One summer's day, two lovers meet again...

'Wry, clever, faultlessly crafted' Guardian

'Poignant and acutely observed' Daily Express

Laura Lewis has left her life in Paris and returned home to Winchester to care for her aging, but still sharp mother. Ben has moved away from his beautiful and loyal wife to support his brother, living alone since their mother's death. A chance encounter reminds them both of the relationship - and the spark - they once shared.

In the course of a single summer's day, they come face to face with the feelings of love and regret they share, and the choices they must make; whether to be true to themselves, or to what they believe is the right thing to do.

What readers love about THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH:

'I found myself walking every footstep with the characters, and knowing just where they were going and what he was seeing. The characterisation was, as always with Patrick Gale, so strong and believable' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'As always, Patrick Gale does not disappoint. An excellent read, brim full with characters the reader feels they know, and a storyline which totally engages' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472255445
• ISBN13: 9781472255440
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Tinder Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Romance and fine drama evolve

Patrick Gale's THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH enjoys a fine dual narration by Sandra Duncan and Ed Stoppard as it tells of Parisian Laura Lewis, who relocates to Winchester to care for a sick mother - and encounters a married man in hiding from his marriage. Romance and fine drama evolve.

Patrick Gale is an incredible writer

From the back cover: When Laura Lewis surrenders her life of stylish independence in Paris to care for her mother in Winchester, romance seems a necessary casualty. Then she runs into Ben, the love of her student days - and, as she belatedly admits, her emotional yardstick for every man since. But are they brave enough to grasp this second chance at happiness, or will they be defeated by the deep-seated need to do what they think is right? Revolving around the events of a single summer's day, The Whole Day Through is a bittersweet love story, shot through with an understanding of mortality, memory and the difficulty of being good. It is a candid tale about the tests of love: the failings, the triumphs - and the regrets. Patrick Gale is an incredible writer, he really has the ability to use a few carefully selected words to create strong visual scenes packed with intense emotion. It seems to me that he has the ability to take the everyday, the ordinary and usual parts of life and shine a light on them so that we can see how beautiful, precious and heartbreaking they are. The only thing that stops me from giving this 5 stars is the way my rating scale works. My scale is really based on how much I enjoyed a book, rather than things like its relative literary merit (for example). And I have to say that this isn't really my kind of story. While I do love character driven novels I do enjoy just a little bit more plot than this story has. But it hasn't put me off his writing, and I look forward to reading more of his work. I have had Notes From An Exhibition recommended to me, so I'll be reading that soon.