Fr. 30.90

The Paper Lovers

English · Hardback

Shipping usually within 1 to 3 weeks (not available at short notice)

Description

Read more

b>'Hugely enjoyable' John Boyne, author of The Heart's Invisible Furies /b>Arnold Proctor's quiet life is thrown off balance when he falls obsessively in love with Vera, a religious woman and one of his wife's friends. Vera seems untroubled by her wrongdoing, yet faithless Arnold is wracked with guilt. He has never believed in God, but now he wonders if he truly believes in anything at all?Polly makes handcrafted paper, and even though the age of paper is dead, she runs a successful shop selling her exquisite products. Polly is secure and happy in her life, until the day her husband Arnold makes a very uncharacteristic declaration.Gerard Woodward's The Paper Lovers is a devastating story of sexual, religious and artistic obsession. It is about love and betrayal, and what becomes of us after our greatest certainties have been shattered.

Product details

Authors Gerard Woodward
Publisher Picador Uk
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation from age 18
Product format Hardback
Released 31.05.2018
 
EAN 9781509847983
ISBN 978-1-5098-4798-3
No. of pages 320
Dimensions 144 mm x 223 mm x 35 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Religious, FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction, FICTION / Christian / Romance / General, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Customer reviews

No reviews have been written for this item yet. Write the first review and be helpful to other users when they decide on a purchase.

Write a review

Thumbs up or thumbs down? Write your own review.

For messages to CeDe.ch please use the contact form.

The input fields marked * are obligatory

By submitting this form you agree to our data privacy statement.