Mosquito - Softcover

Tearne, Roma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933372575 ISBN 13: 9781933372570

Publisher: Europa Editions, 2008

Synopsis

Mosquito A lyrical and profoundly moving story of love, loss and civil war, set in Sri Lanka, London and Venice. Full description

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Review:

a[A] lovely, vividly described novel . . . [set] against a background of lush scenery and looming civil war.aa"The Times"
aFlashes of true beauty, along with an impressively sustained forward drive, are enough to make Mosquito an engaging and thought-provoking novel.a a"Times Literary Supplement"
aRoma Tearneas novel of love and war is a heartrending story . . . the book is also about hope and survival.aaChristopher Ondaatje, "The Spectator"

[A] lovely, vividly described novel . . . [set] against a background of lush scenery and looming civil war. "The Times"
Flashes of true beauty, along with an impressively sustained forward drive, are enough to make Mosquito an engaging and thought-provoking novel. "Times Literary Supplement "
Roma Tearne s novel of love and war is a heartrending story . . . the book is also about hope and survival. Christopher Ondaatje, "The Spectator"

?[A] lovely, vividly described novel . . . [set] against a background of lush scenery and looming civil war. "The Times"

?Flashes of true beauty, along with an impressively sustained forward drive, are enough to make Mosquito an engaging and thought-provoking novel.? ?"Times Literary Supplement "

?Roma Tearne's novel of love and war is a heartrending story . . . the book is also about hope and survival. Christopher Ondaatje, "The Spectator"
Praise for Mosquito

"[A] beautifully crafted debut [...] Tearne captures the desperation, fear and hope of love during wartime, showing multiple sides of the human capacity for survival."
--Publishers Weekly

"With vividly rendered tropical seascapes and jungles, and populated by philosophical servants and petulant power-mongers, this novel offers a moving May-December love story set against a conflict in which the warring parties ultimately become Violence and Art."
--Kirkus

"A lovely, vividly described novel [...] set against a background of lush scenery and looming civil war."
--The Times

"Roma Tearne's novel is a heartrending story [...] the book is also about hope and survival."
--Christopher Ondaatje, The Spectator

"Flashes of true beauty, along with an impressively sustained forward drive, are enough to make Mosquito an engaging and thought-provoking novel."
--Times Literary Supplement

"Mosquito lyrically captures a country drenched both in incomparable beauty and the stink of hatred."
--The Guardian

"Anyone who has a passing interest in Sri Lanka should read this beautiful novel."
--Sunday Telegraph

"It is in this continuing agency of remembered love--presented as the colors, sounds and smells of art, in dialogue with beauty and horror--that the uplifting politics of this fine novel lies."
--The Independent

"Heartrending...readers of this powerful novel cannot fail to be moved."
--The Spectator

From the Back Cover:

When Theo returns to his native Sri Lanka after his wife's death, he hopes to escape his loss amidst the lush landscape of his increasingly war-torn country. But as he gives himself up to life in his beautiful, tortured land, he finds himself slipping into friendship with an artistic young girl, Nulani – a friendship that blossoms into love. Under the threat of civil war, as the quiet coastal town fills with whispers and suspicions, their affair offers a glimmer of hope to a country on the brink of destruction.

But all too soon, the violence that casts an ominous shadow over their love explodes. No-one, it seems, is safe; only the sea and the land remain breathtakingly lovely. As the country descends into a morass of violence and hatred, the tragedy of civil conflict spreads like a poison among friends and lovers sickened by the face of war. Ultimately, each of them will be tested in the most terrible ways...

Beautifully written, by turns heartbreaking and uplifting, “Mosquito” is a first novel of remarkable and compelling power.

About this edition

• Publisher: Europa Editions
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1933372575
• ISBN 13: 9781933372570
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304