English Correspondence - Couverture rigide

Davey, Janet

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0701173645 ISBN 13 : 9780701173647

Editeur : Chatto & Windus, 2003

Synopsis

199p hardback with blue pictorial jacket, first edition, name in ink, pages clean, very good

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Longlisted for the Orange prize

When Sylvie's father dies unexpectedly she waits for the letter she knows he must have posted before his death.

But no letter appears. And as Sylvie waits, her obsession with it grows until her carefully ordered and controlled life finally begins to unravel.

'A superb piece of writing' Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat

'To read this novel is to feel one's life improved, one's faith in the moral force of art secured. Davey's book will last, and carry retrospective weight with her ancestors among the best novelists' Evening Standard

'Delicate, subtle, entirely lacking in brashness. I purred over its sheer intelligence, its quiet wit' Margaret Forster

Revue de presse :

“Given the depth of characterization, it seems incredible that this is Davey’s first novel – clearly a writer to watch.” -- Good Book Guide

“A superb piece of writing...elegant and subtle in a way you don’t see very often these days.” -- Joanne Harris

“Delicate, subtle, entirely lacking in brashness... I purred over its sheer intelligence, its quiet wit.” -- Margaret Forster

“A beguiling and beautiful novel whose quietly intelligent surface conceals dramatic depths.” -- Doris Lessing
From the Trade Paperback edition.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Chatto & Windus
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0701173645
• ISBN 13: 9780701173647
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208