Remembering Carmen
This novel elegantly dissects modern romantic mores. Christopher, a successful shop fitter specializing in transforming dilapidated London buildings into swanky bistros, is romantically involved with Carmen, a one-time academic now unhappily employed as a magazine columnist. Jimmy, a millionaire and virtuoso pianist with a laissez-faire attitude to life, seems to offer the fulfillment she seeks. This novel takes the form of Christopher's memorial to his former love. Set in London, Nice, the Greek Isles, and Tuscany, it is a beautifully crafted and utterly convincing portrait of adultery and its repercussions. Murray tracks his characters thro…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-85411-337-5
- EAN: 9781854113375
- Produktnummer: 9889439
- Verlag: Poetry Wales Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 191 S.
- Masse: H13.7 cm x B20.7 cm x D1.8 cm 242 g
- Gewicht: 242
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
Nicholas Murray is a well known and widely acclaimed biographer. He wrote the first life of Bruce Chatwin (Seren) and has since published works on Matthew Arnold and Andrew Marvell (Little,Brown and Abacus; SMP in the US). His new book on Aldous Huxley was published to huge critical acclaim in April 2002 (Little,Brown; SMP in the US)
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