The Stranger's Gallery - Softcover

Keates, J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099755513 ISBN 13: 9780099755517

Publisher: Vintage, 1998

Synopsis

Villafranca is a provincial town in northern Italy. In the spring of 1847 it holds few charms for Edward Rivers, bored, nineteen and lonely, until a chance encounter changes everything. On an isolated road he meets Cristina, a kindred spirit trapped within the formalities of an arranged marriage, and falls in love with her. Passion hurls him into a vortex of desire, subterfuge and jealousy. Villafranca is a city of secrets which others long to share with Edward, envious of his freedom, eager for his trust. The slow dawning of emotional involvement lead to a series of crucial relationships - with shrewd, patient Mariclo', the girl whom he has really loved from the beginning, with Basevi, his uncle's Jewish steward, with Guido, whose engagement to Cristina hides a hunger for Edward's affection.

About this title

About the Author:

The distinguished writer Jonathan Keates (b.1946) has written several acclaimed biographies and travel books, and his novel Allegro Postillions won both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Hawthornden Prize. Keates also reviews regularly for the Sunday Telegraph and teaches English at the City of London School.

Synopsis:

Villafranca is a provincial town in northern Italy. In the spring of 1847 it holds few charms for Edward Rivers, 19 and lonely, until a chance encounter alters everything. On an isolated road he meets Cristina, a kindred spirit trapped within the formalities of an arranged marriage.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0099755513
• ISBN 13: 9780099755517
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224