David Macfarlane

Figures of Beauty

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Rich, imaginative. . . . One of the best novels I've read all year.”—Ross King, author of Leonardo and the Last SupperA sensuous, heartbreaking novel about art, beauty, and the choices we make that define us for life.In 1968 a young man travels to Paris, where a series of unlikely events takes him to a tiny village in Italy—and to the one great love of his life. A marble merchant meets a couple on their honeymoon, introducing them to the sensual beauty of Carrara. An Italian woman arrives in Canada to find the father she never knew. A terrible accident in a marble quarry changes the course of a young boy's life and, ultimately, sets in motion… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-06-230727-9
EAN: 9780062307279
Produktnummer: 29238267
Verlag: Harper Collins
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 352 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 0 KB

Über den Autor

David Macfarlane's memoir, The Danger Tree, was originally published in the United States under the title Come from Away. Christopher Hitchens described it as intense and beautiful.” Simon Winchester called it a true masterpiece.” His novel Summer Gone was a finalist for Canada's most prestigious literary award, the Giller Prize. The Figures of Beauty is his third book. He lives in Toronto.