Nothing though has prepared her for the truth about Alec's life, nor the impact it will have on her own. His name is Alec and his powerful presence disturbs and excites her as they begin an intense affair. Outside is a young RAF pilot wearing a familiar coat.

Sleeping under the coat for warmth, she starts to dream and is soon startled by a knock at her window. When she hunts for extra blankets, she discovers an old RAF greatcoat hidden in the back of a cupboard. NOW A RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME In the winter of 1952, Isabel Carey moves to the East Riding of Yorkshire with her husband Philip. Sleeping under it for warmth, she starts to dream. One evening, while Philip is on call, Isabel is woken by intense cold. 2021 by Helen Dunmore (Author) 336 ratings Kindle Edition £4.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook £0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover £9.49 16 Used from £0.70 2 New from £9.49 1 Collectible from £50.00 Paperback £7.37 7 Used from £2.52 18 New from £6.84 Audio CD from £114.50 1 Used from £114. Woken by intense cold one night, she discovers an old RAF greatcoat hidden in the back of a cupboard.

While Philip spends long hours working away from home, Isabel finds herself lonely and vulnerable as she adjusts to the realities of being a housewife in the country. It is the winter of 1952 when Isabel Carey moves to the East Riding of Yorkshire with her new husband, Philip, a medical doctor. In her newest book, Dunmore mines the past to chilling effect in this evocative and sophisticated ghost story about a love affair between a neglected wife and a mysterious soldier. Author: Helen Dunmore Binding: Paperback Publication: Category: Crime & Thriller. (Oct.Bestselling novelist Helen Dunmore's historical novels have earned her comparisons in the press to Tolstoy and Emily Bronte. Orange Prize winner Dunmore (for A Spell of Winter) this time delivers more of a slender film treatment than a fully developed novel, with blurry paranormal rules and obvious themes about the impact of war and its losses on our lives. It's only a matter of time before the truth of the officer's past is revealed. Before long the ghost of the coat's former owner, a WWII officer named Alec, appears outside the window and draws Isabel into a curious and passionate romance.

One cold night, Isabel discovers, in the top of the cupboard, an RAF greatcoat, apparently being kept by Mrs. While Philip is immediately absorbed in his work, Isabel feels lonely and unsure of her decision to enter into the life of a country doctor's wife. In 1952, with England still suffering the aftershocks of WWII ('Shortages, restrictions, rules and ration books, coupons and exhortations.'), Isabel and her new husband Philip move to the countryside, where he is taking over a medical practice.

The Greatcoat by Helen Dunmore