The American lover and other stories
"Trapped in a London apartment, Beth remembers a transgressive love affair in 1960s Paris. The most famous writer in Russia takes his last breath in a stationmaster's cottage, miles from Moscow. A young woman who is about to marry a rich aristocrat instead begins a torrid relationship with a constru...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W. W. Norton & Company,
2015.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| Summary: | "Trapped in a London apartment, Beth remembers a transgressive love affair in 1960s Paris. The most famous writer in Russia takes his last breath in a stationmaster's cottage, miles from Moscow. A young woman who is about to marry a rich aristocrat instead begins a torrid relationship with a construction worker. A father, finally free of his daughter's demands, embarks on a long swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat. A middle-aged woman cares for her injured mother at Christmas. And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor, Daphne du Maurier" -- provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 232 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780393246711 (hardcover) 039324671X (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |
