A Curious Earth – A Novel - Softcover

9780393330977: A Curious Earth – A Novel
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
Left with an empty house after the death of his wife, Aldous Jones is tempted to spend the whole day sitting in his chair in the kitchen. But with admirable determination he resumes old pastimes until, one day, wandering London, he is surprised to find a painting that holds him completely in its spell. Rembrandt's portrait of his housekeeper-turned-mistress, Hendrijcke Stoffels, awakens Jones's desire for a new life, a new woman, sex, and companionship. It leads him to Belgium to stay with his bohemian son, to evening language classes, and through a series of slightly misguided relationships until eventually he meets his Hendrijcke. As The Guardian writes, this work is "brave, funny, and beautifully written, as perceptive about Rembrandt and Shakespeare as it is about evening classes, potato tubers sprouting in neglected cupboards and the accumulated detritus of family life."

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:
"Every now and then, you come across a book that is so intensely satisfying you want to buy a sack-load of copies and dole them out to strangers on the street, A Curious Earth is one....if only there were more writers of his calibre at work in Britain today" (Alastair Sooke Daily Telegraph)

"Though Woodward writes of family tragedy, his canvas is so busy with artfully drawn characters, telling incidents and the beautifully delineated ebb and flow of domestic life that the experience of reading him is richly involving, poignantly comic, and even somehow uplifting... his trilogy is a wonderful achievement" (Justine Jordan Guardian)

"This immediately convincing and captivating novel is full of wit and humour and joy" (David Flusfeder Financial Times)

"A masterful portrait of old age and loneliness. I cannot praise it highly enough. If you haven't read the previous books, no matter - you will" (Mail on Sunday)

"Woodward wears his influences lightly, and tells this strange story about living and dying in a voice as beautiful and bright as it is learned" (Melissa Katsoulis The Times)
From the Publisher:
In the follow-up to Booker Prize shortlisted I’ll Go To Bed At Noon, Gerard Woodward concludes his trilogy of novels about his family with an hilariously poignant look at old age, loneliness and being young at heart.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
  • Publication date2008
  • ISBN 10 0393330974
  • ISBN 13 9780393330977
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages304
  • Rating

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780099490654: A Curious Earth

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780099490654
Publisher: Vintage, 2008
Softcover

  • 9780701179083: Curious Earth, A

    Chatto..., 2007
    Hardcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Woodward, Gerard
Published by W. W. Norton & Company (2008)
ISBN 10: 0393330974 ISBN 13: 9780393330977
New Paperback Quantity: 2
Seller:
THEVILLAGEBOOKSTORE
(Fall River, MA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. PAP. Seller Inventory # 53M000000YUB

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 7.74
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.16
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Woodward, Gerard
Published by W. W. Norton & Company (2008)
ISBN 10: 0393330974 ISBN 13: 9780393330977
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
GF Books, Inc.
(Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 0393330974-2-1

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 10.99
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Woodward, Gerard
Published by W. W. Norton & Company (2008)
ISBN 10: 0393330974 ISBN 13: 9780393330977
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Book Deals
(Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0393330974-new

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 10.99
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Woodward, Gerard
Published by W. W. Norton & Company (2008)
ISBN 10: 0393330974 ISBN 13: 9780393330977
New Soft Cover Quantity: 1
Print on Demand
Seller:
booksXpress
(Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)

Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # 9780393330977

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 11.21
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Seller Image

Woodward, Gerard
ISBN 10: 0393330974 ISBN 13: 9780393330977
New Paperback or Softback Quantity: 5
Seller:
BargainBookStores
(Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. A Curious Earth 0.56. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780393330977

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 17.51
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Woodward, Gerard
Published by W. W. Norton & Company (2008)
ISBN 10: 0393330974 ISBN 13: 9780393330977
New Softcover Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Lucky's Textbooks
(Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2215580177559

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 16.03
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.16
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Woodward, Gerard
Published by W. W. Norton & Company (2008)
ISBN 10: 0393330974 ISBN 13: 9780393330977
New Soft cover Quantity: 1
Seller:
Treasured Reads etc.
(Okotoks, AB, Canada)

Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Brand new book. Seller Inventory # 003004

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 8.12
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 13.47
From Canada to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Gerard Woodward
Published by WW Norton & Co, New York (2008)
ISBN 10: 0393330974 ISBN 13: 9780393330977
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Print on Demand
Seller:
Grand Eagle Retail
(Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Left with an empty house after the death of his wife, Aldous Jones is tempted to spend the whole day sitting in his chair in the kitchen. But with admirable determination he resumes old pastimes until, one day, wandering London, he is surprised to find a painting that holds him completely in its spell. Rembrandt's portrait of his housekeeper-turned-mistress, Hendrijcke Stoffels, awakens Jones's desire for a new life, a new woman, sex, and companionship. It leads him to Belgium to stay with his bohemian son, to evening language classes, and through a series of slightly misguided relationships until eventually he meets his Hendrijcke. As The Guardian writes, this work is "brave, funny, and beautifully written, as perceptive about Rembrandt and Shakespeare as it is about evening classes, potato tubers sprouting in neglected cupboards and the accumulated detritus of family life." In this successor to his Man Booker Prize finalist, Gerard Woodward slyly pits defiant Aldous Jones against the hazards of aging. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780393330977

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 21.72
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Gerard Woodward
Published by W. W. Norton and Company (2008)
ISBN 10: 0393330974 ISBN 13: 9780393330977
New PAP Quantity: > 20
Print on Demand
Seller:
PBShop.store US
(Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.)

Book Description PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # L0-9780393330977

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 25.05
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Gerard Woodward
Published by WW Norton & Co (2008)
ISBN 10: 0393330974 ISBN 13: 9780393330977
New Paperback / softback Quantity: > 20
Print on Demand
Seller:
THE SAINT BOOKSTORE
(Southport, United Kingdom)

Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days. Seller Inventory # C9780393330977

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 21.61
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 8.95
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

There are more copies of this book

View all search results for this book