Published to glowing reviews on three continents-the London Sunday Times calls it 'exquisite,' the Australian Bookseller & Publisher 'completely enchanting,' and Elle in the U.S. 'elegant and haunting'-The Red Thread is now available in paperback. Set in contemporary Shanghai, this elegant and seductive love story revolves around Shen, an art appraiser, and Ruth, a young Australian woman, who find their lives strangely mirrored in Six Chapters of a Floating Life, an actual centuries-old Chinese manuscript that is missing the final chapters. A moving and richly layered novel, The Red Thread interweaves love and destiny, art and beauty, and the passion that ties one person to another forever.
Nicholas Jose is the author of The Custodians, The Rose Crossing , and three other novels, and is the translator of two volumes of Chinese poetry. Born in London, he lived for many years in China and now resides in Sydney, Australia.
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Vendeur : Book Grocer, Tullamarine, VIC, Australie
Paperback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Nicholas JoseFormat: Paperback Number of Pages: 256Nicholas Jose's new novel is a love story that oscillates between contemporary Shanghai and ancient China. The hardback edition was published simultaneously by Faber in the UK and Chronicle Books in the US, and the film rights have already been optioned by an Australian production company. Shen, one of the main characters, acquires an extremely rare edition of Six Chapters of a Floating Life, a book written nearly two centuries before. The final two chapters of the book have never been found, however, and the classic is even more prized for its incompleteness. With his girlfriend, Ruth, an Australian artist, they become ever more enmeshed in Six Chapters as they discover that the book's characters and events almost exactly coincide with themselves and their lives. The future of their relationship and the prognosis for Ruth's failing health seem to be foretold in the missing chapters. In this compelling and unusual novel, author Nicholas Jose weaves sections of the original text of Six Chapters - in red type - through the contemporary story. Literally and figuratively, the threads of the two tales intertwine to resolve the fate of the two lovers. Paperback. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781740640138-SECONDHAND
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Vendeur : Taipan Books, Inglewood, WA, Australie
"B" Format Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 254pp. Light edge-wear. N° de réf. du vendeur 002900
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Vendeur : Dromanabooks, Newstead, VIC, Australie
Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. 256p, no crease to spine.300gms weight. ; 8vo. N° de réf. du vendeur 9967
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