The Sound of Butterflies: A Novel - Couverture rigide

King, Rachael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0061357642 ISBN 13 : 9780061357640

Editeur : William Morrow, 2007

Synopsis

Amateur naturalist Thomas Edgar is offered the chance of a lifetime: to travel to the Amazon as part of a scientific exploration. Hoping to discover the mythical butterfly of which he has long dreamed—his Papilio sophia—he eagerly accepts. Yet when he returns, the optimistic young Edwardian gentleman is gone, replaced by a weak, nearly mute shadow of the man.

Unable to break through Thomas's silence, his beloved wife, Sophie, is forced to take drastic measures to discover what has happened. But as she gleans what she can from Thomas's diaries and boxes of exquisite butterflies, she learns as much about herself and their marriage as about the secrets he harbors.

Written in rich, sensuous prose and taking the reader from the demure gentility of turn-of-the-twentieth-century England to the lush, dangerous jungles of Brazil, The Sound of Butterflies is a breathtaking and compelling debut.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Rachael King has worked in radio, television, magazines, and as a musician. She holds an M.A. in creative writing and has received many accolades in her native New Zealand, including the New Zealand Society of Authors Best First Novel at the New Zealand Book Awards for The Sound of Butterflies. Rachael lives in Wellington.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Amateur naturalist Thomas Edgar is offered the chance of a lifetime: to travel to the Amazon as part of a scientific exploration. Hoping to discover the mythical butterfly of which he has long dreamed—his Papilio sophia—he eagerly accepts. Yet when he returns, the optimistic young Edwardian gentleman is gone, replaced by a weak, nearly mute shadow of the man.

Unable to break through Thomas's silence, his beloved wife, Sophie, is forced to take drastic measures to discover what has happened. But as she gleans what she can from Thomas's diaries and boxes of exquisite butterflies, she learns as much about herself and their marriage as about the secrets he harbors.

Written in rich, sensuous prose and taking the reader from the demure gentility of turn-of-the-twentieth-century England to the lush, dangerous jungles of Brazil, The Sound of Butterflies is a breathtaking and compelling debut.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Morrow
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0061357642
• ISBN 13: 9780061357640
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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