Invisible World - Couverture souple

Cohen, Stuart

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0006510957 ISBN 13 : 9780006510956

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Beautiful thriller with some New Age overtones, set in the Far East. "I've always been your wild card, play me". This is the irresistible message that a young mid-western plumbing engineer, Andrew Mann, receives on a sealed envelope at the funeral of his wildly exotic school friend, Clayton Smith. Opening the envelope will take him to Hong Kong, Shanghai and the desert wastes of Mongolia in search of the most fabulous map in the history of the ancient world -- a map of the Invisible World. Did it really exist or is it a quest for the invisible world of the soul?

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

An invitation from a dead man propels a Chicago plumber on a perilous journey from blue-collar America to the exotic Far East -- and beyond into dangerous, unchartered territory. Stylish, elegant and thrilling, Stuart Cohen's provocative debut draws readers into a treacherous world of artists and smugglers, duplicitous friends and seductive enemies. Invisible World is both a novel of adventure and a mesmerizing exploration of the unseen world.

Andrew Mann's mundane existence ends the day he receives an astonishing communication from his jet-setting childhood friend, Clayton Smith. Over the years, Clayton had sent Andy one postcard after another, chronicling his daring worldwide travels as well as his tranformation into a cosmopolitan, successful artist in Hong Kong. Matters take a surreal turn when Clayton sends Andy an airplane ticket to Asia along with an invitation to his own funeral, dispatched shortly before his mysterious suicide. Clayton's posthumous message to his conventional friend: "I've always been a wild card. Play me."

Set on an irrevocably life-changing course, the reluctant Chicagoan becomes entangled in Clayton's treasure hunt for the perfect textile, an exquisite fabric mapping the "Invisible World" that lies beyond our senses. The lines between the material world and the invisible one lose distinction on this challenging, ciruitous quest, bringing Andy to the awe-inspiring vastness of Inner Mongolia... and the discovery of the strength and power within every man.

Romantic and exciting, Stuart Cohen's graceful and provocative novel is a stunning literary journey. Peopled with intense, fascinating characters set in rich, exotic locales, and accented with touches of magical realism, this exhilarating expedition to the edge of the world will leave readers inspired.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0006510957
• ISBN 13: 9780006510956
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Silvia Ruiz Crespo; silviaruizcrespo3@icloud.com; a11.cyberbull@gmail.com; ; Calle otamendi; Madrid; Madrid; 28039; Espagne