Five Bells - Couverture souple

Jones, Gail

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099548984 ISBN 13 : 9780099548980

Editeur : Vintage, 2012

Synopsis

A Picador Paperback Original On a radiant day in Sydney, four adults converge on Circular Quay, site of the iconic Opera House and the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Crowds of tourists mix with the locals, enjoying the glorious surroundings and the play of light on water. But just as Circular Quay resonates with Australia's past, each of the four carries a complicated history from elsewhere. Each person is haunted by past secrets and guilt. Ellie is preoccupied by her sexual experiences as a girl, James by a tragedy for which he feels responsible, Catherine by the loss of her beloved brother in Dublin, and Pei Xing by her imprisonment during China's Cultural Revolution. Told over the course of a single Saturday, "Five Bells" describes four lives that come to share not only a place and a time but also mysterious patterns and ambiguous symbols, including a barely glimpsed fifth figure, a young child. By nightfall, when Sydney is drenched in a summer rainstorm, each life will have been transformed by the events of this day.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

On a radiant day in Sydney, four people converge on Circular Quay, site of the iconic Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Each of the four is haunted by memories of the past: Ellie is preoccupied by her experiences as a girl, James by a tragedy for which he feels responsible, Catherine by the loss of her beloved brother in Dublin and Pei Xing by her imprisonment during China's Cultural Revolution.

Told over the course of a single Saturday, Five Bells describes vividly four lives which chime and resonate. By night-time, when Sydney is drenched in a rainstorm, each life has been transformed.

'A story peopled by achingly real characters, memorably related in delicate, ornate prose, and throbbing with loss' Independent on Sunday

'Jones's writing has the intensity of a dream, and the pattern she makes of the characters' lives is beautiful, managing to combine tension with lyricism' The Times

'Thoughtful, intelligent and intensely lyrical, Five Bells is likely to consolidate an already considerable literary reputation' Guardian

Revue de presse :

"an ambitious, beautifully written novel" (Reading Matters)

"Thoughtful, intelligent and intensely lyrical, Five Bells is likely to consolidate an already considerable literary reputation" (Guardian)

"A story peopled by achingly real characters, memorably related in delicate, ornate prose, and throbbing with loss" (Independent on Sunday)

"Jones's writing has the intensity of a dream, and the pattern she makes of the characters' lives is beautiful, managing to combine tension with lyricism" (The Times)

"An intense, poetic tale" (Financial Times)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0099548984
• ISBN 13: 9780099548980
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224