One Hour of Fervour

Haru, a successful Japanese art dealer, appreciates beauty, harmony, balance and good sake.One evening at a party he meets Maud, an enigmatic Frenchwoman, and after a brief intense romance he learns that she is pregnant with his child. But Maud issues him a heartbreaking warning: if he ever tries to see her or the child, she will kill herself.Quietly devastated, Haru resigns himself to loving his daughter from afar. And Rose grows up on the other side of the world, without ever knowing her father. Is it too late to change things?From international bestseller Muriel Barbery., this is a stunning tale of friendship, secrets and a father's enduring love.

Product details

• Authors: Muriel Barbary, Muriel Barbery, Barbery Muriel
• Assisted by: Alison Anderson (Translation)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.02.2025
• EAN: 9781805333692
• ISBN: 978-1-80533-369-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: love / relationships