Labrador - Couverture rigide

Davis, Kathryn

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0370312414 ISBN 13 : 9780370312415

Editeur : The Bodley Head Ltd, 1989

Synopsis

This novel tells the story of two sisters and the ambigious, sometimes destructive ties that bind them. It chronicles Kitty's passage into adulthood as she tries to escape from Willie's strong spirit which dominates the family home, by following her grandfather to his home in Labrador.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Kathryn Davis’s “dazzling first novel” (KIRKUS REVIEWS) “transforms a literary commonplace — a young girl’s transition from childhood to adulthood — into a brilliantly original story” (BELLES LETTRES). In LABRADOR, Davis conjures two unforgettable sisters. Willie, the elder, is beautiful and wayward. Kitty, the younger, is a loner whose only means of escaping the bewitching influence of her sister is to follow her grandfather to his home in Labrador, where she cannot avoid confronting the demons that haunt her. A tale of two siblings and the ambiguous, sometimes destructive ties that bind them, LABRADOR is a brooding meditation on love, its joys, its limitations, and its hidden bitterness.

The New York Times

"Charged with wonder and as flagrantly skillful as a fire-eater's act." The New York Times

Présentation de l'éditeur

A New York Times Notable Book and the winner of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction, Kathryn Davis's "dazzling first novel" (Kirkus Reviews) "transforms a literary commonplace -- a young girl's transition from childhood to adulthood -- into a brilliantly original story" (Belles Lettres). In LABRADOR, Davis conjures two unforgettable sisters. Willie, the elder, is beautiful and wayward. Kitty, the younger, is a loner whose only means of escaping the bewitching influence of her sister is to follow her grandfather to his home in Labrador, where she cannot avoid confronting the demons that haunt her.
A tale of two sisters and the ambiguous, sometimes destructive ties that bind them, LABRADOR is a tender meditation on love, its joys, its limitations, and its hidden bitterness.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Bodley Head Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0370312414
• ISBN 13: 9780370312415
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible