The City Changes Its Face

Paperback Published on: 26/03/2026
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The City Changes Its Face
There is nobody quite like McBride
The City Changes Its Face explores the relationship between Eily, a young actress still in drama school, and Stephen, an established actor turned writer an... READ MORE
Jess

Synopsis

'So, all would be grand then, as far as the eye could see. Which it was, for a while. Up until the city, remembering its knives and forks, invited itself in to dine.'

It's 1995. Outside their grimy window, the city rushes by. But in the flat there is only Stephen and Eily. Their bodies, the tangled sheets. Unpacked boxes stacked in the kitchen and the total obsession of new love.

Eighteen months later, the flat feels different. Love is merging with reality. Stephen's teenage daughter has re-appeared, while Eily has made a choice, the consequences of which she cannot outrun. Now they face a reckoning for all that's been left unspoken - emotions, secrets and ambitions. Tonight, if they are to find one another again, what must be said aloud?

Love rallies against life. Time tells truths. The city changes its face.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Faber & Faber
  • ISBN: 9780571384235
  • Number of pages: 336
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
  • Languages: English

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I Missed on This One
With so much praise heaped upon it, I felt I completely missed the boat on “The City Changes Its Face.” It has been described as a "difficult read," a sent... READ MORE
Michael Burke