The Sweet Shop Owner

The first novel from the Booker Prize winning author of Last Orders and Waterland. In the sweet shop Willy Chapman was free, absolved from all responsibility, and he ran his sweet shop like his life – quietly, steadfastly, devotedly. It was a bargain struck between Chapman and his beautiful, emotionally injured wife – a bargain based on unexpressed, inexpressible love and on a courageous acceptance of life’s deprivations... threatened only by Dorry, their clever, angry, unforgiving daughter.