The Pleasing Hour - Couverture souple

King, Lily

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802143741 ISBN 13 : 9780802143747

Editeur : Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2010

Synopsis

Lily King's highly acclaimed, award-winning debut novel is the story of Rosie, an American au pair in Paris whose coming of age defies all our usual conceptions of naïveté and experience. Rosie is fleeing an unspeakable loss that has left her homesick for her family. As she awkwardly grasps for the words to communicate with and connect to Nicole, the cool, distant, and beautifully polished mother of the three children she cares for, Rosie's bond with the patriarch of the household develops almost too naturally. When Lola, the middle child, begins to suspect an indecent intimacy between Rosie and her father, Rosie moves to the south of France to care for Nicole's elderly guardian, the storyteller of the family's secrets. There, she discovers a past darkened by war and duplicity, and finally comes to understand the tragedy behind Nicole's elusive demeanor.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lily King is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including Euphoria, Writers & Lovers, and Heart the Lover, as well as the story collection Five Tuesdays in Winter. Her work has won numerous prizes and awards, including the Kirkus Prize, the New England Book Award for Fiction, the Maine Book Award for Fiction, and a Whiting Award. Her books have been translated into twenty-eight languages. She lives in Portland, Maine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802143741
• ISBN 13: 9780802143747
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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