A Very Long Engagement - Softcover
Paperback trifle sctatched by Sabastien Japrisot-Pub:-Harvill 1993-A Very Long engagement is a story of Mathilde's quest, after the war, to discover what has become of her fianc'e-Book condition:- good..tight copy.#8
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"The narrative is brilliantly complex and beguiling, and the climax devastating" (Independent)
"Clever, highly readable... Neither predictable nor surprising, the dénouement, when it finally happens, is shocking, moving and horribly convincing" (Literary Review)
"A classic of its kind, brewing up enormous pathos undiluted by sentimentality" (Daily Telegraph)
"A fierce, elliptical novel that's both a gripping philosophical thriller and a highly moving meditation on the emotion consequences of war" (New York Times)
"Only the best historical fiction can make the journey into a distant time and return with a believable sense of how things really were. That Japrisot's book has done so is a mark of his great talent and experience as a writer" (Washington Post)
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"Clever, highly readable... Neither predictable nor surprising, the dénouement, when it finally happens, is shocking, moving and horribly convincing" (Literary Review)
"A classic of its kind, brewing up enormous pathos undiluted by sentimentality" (Daily Telegraph)
"A fierce, elliptical novel that's both a gripping philosophical thriller and a highly moving meditation on the emotion consequences of war" (New York Times)
"Only the best historical fiction can make the journey into a distant time and return with a believable sense of how things really were. That Japrisot's book has done so is a mark of his great talent and experience as a writer" (Washington Post)
'Diabolically clever... The reader is alternately impressed, beguiled, frightened, bewildered... A considerable achievement' Anita Brookner
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0002713306
- ISBN 13 9780002713306
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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Book Description Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780002713306
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. One night in 1917, five French soldiers, court-martialled for self-inflicted wounds, are pushed into No-man's-land and later found dead. The youngest of the five has a fiancee, Mathilda. This is the story of Mathilda's quest, after the war, to discover what has become of her fiance. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005803838
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