Enemy Territory

Represented by:
Sophie Gorell Barnes

Category:
Fiction

Publisher:
Sceptre

Publication date:
September 1997

Foreign rights controlled by:
MBA

Foreign rights sold:

Hodder Moa Becket (NZ) 1998

Kay and Geoffrey marry in the heady days of the 60s, confident that their youthful energy and optimism can change the world. But Kay is quickly disillusioned when Geoffrey abandons their plans to travel and, under pressure from his father, joins a law firm in Auckland – the last thing she wants is to turn into her parents. As they grow further apart, Kay begins to rebel against the restrictions of her life – but one act of rebellion turns out to bear a very high price …

Reviews

‘Deftly written - keeps you turning the pages.’ Caroll du Chateau. NZ Herald

‘Races along… glittering diaphanous prose…droll social comedy well worth checking out.’ Bookmarks

‘Sandys is a passionate chronicler of family life.’ Metro

‘A redemptive tale told in coolly measured prose.’ Listener

‘Fluently told, moving story… rooted strongly in its period.’ North and South