The Mathematics of Love - Couverture souple

Darwin, Emma

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0755330633 ISBN 13 : 9780755330638

Editeur : Headline Review, 2006

Synopsis

From the Suffolk countryside to the old Basque towns of Spain, Emma Darwin's unforgettable debut tells the astoundingly moving story of Stephen, a veteran of Waterloo, whose suffering and secret lost happiness is transformed by love. Gorgeously written, fascinating and engrossing, THE MATHEMATICS OF LOVE is a sexy, heartbreaking, glorious novel by a major new literary star.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“A convincing and involving read. A book to lose yourself in this summer.” (Daily Mail (London))

“An ambitious beginning, as much a ghost story as a romance.” (The Observer)

“Emma Darwin’s prose is golden and convincing. The book is an addictive, engaging foray into historical fiction.” (Express)

“This is that rare thing, a book that works on every conceivable level...An uncommonly good read...A real achievement.” (London Times)

“A novel rapturous with the joys of history...Anna’s story is told in a wonderfully convincing, brittle, adolescent voice.” (The Australian)

“The two stories that Darwin tells here add up to something hauntingly beautiful.” (Washington Post Book World)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Remember this moment.
These moments are rare.
You are about to discover your favourite book of the year, the book you will give to all your friends, the book that will linger in your thoughts long after you've turned the final page.
You are about to discover THE MATHEMATICS OF LOVE.

From the gentle Suffolk countryside to the battlefields of Waterloo and the ports of Spain, this is an extraordinarily moving account of war and the pain of loss, the heat of passion and the redemptive power of love.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Headline Review
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0755330633
• ISBN 13: 9780755330638
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416