They mark their days only by the sun and the seasons. They repair the hut, bathe in water from the river, hunt and gather food in the summers and almost starve in the harsh winters. Deep in the wilderness, Peggy and James make a life for themselves. Peggy Hillcoat is eight years old when her survivalist father, James, takes her from their home in London to a remote hut in the woods and tells her that the rest of the world has been destroyed. Claire's second novel, Swimming Lessons will be published in early 2017.Ībout Our Endless Numbered Days. Our Endless Numbered Days won the 2015 Desmond Elliott prize. It was published in the UK by Penguin, in the US by Tin House, in Canada by House of Anansi and bought for translation in 15 other countries. In 2013 she completed an MA in Creative Writing, and wrote her first novel, Our Endless Numbered Days. Claire Fuller trained as a sculptor before working in marketing for many years. I first became interested in this book when I read the review by Triskele author, Gillian Hamer on the Bookmuse review site.Ībout the Author.
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