Why the Tree Loves the Axe - Couverture souple

Lewis, Jim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0002256991 ISBN 13 : 9780002256995

Editeur : Flamingo, 1998

Synopsis

The story of Jill, 27 who walks out of her marriage and into an old people's home, where she meets cantankerous, lusty octogenerian Billy, who entrusts a secret to her.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The brilliant second novel by a new US literary star. Caroline, 27, walks out of a marriage and into an old people's home where she meets cantankerous, lusty octogenarian Billy, who entrusts a secret to her. She goes from his deathbed to a wedding, where she is seduced by a beautiful man who tells her stories of her ex's antics back home. Bright, buoyant Bonnie, meanwhile, installs herself as Caroline's new best friend and accompanies her to a picnic that turns into a riot. When it is over, the world's altered: for Caroline is no longer herself - she must flee being Caroline. We follow her long flight through trauma, fakery and captivity to redemption. Jim Lewis's tale of how to measure love and its loss is a swooningly observant and atmospheric tale of rare resonance. Lewis writes about sex, ageing, identity and bereavement with such newness and rightness that his reader is struck dumb.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Flamingo
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0002256991
• ISBN 13: 9780002256995
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible