The Chemistry of Tears - Hardcover

Carey, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0307592715 ISBN 13: 9780307592712

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2012

Synopsis

It's London 2010, Catherine Gehrig, conservator at the Swinburne museum, learns of the unexpected death of her colleague and lover of thirteen years. As the mistress of a married man she has to grieve in private. One other person knows their secret, the director of the museum, who arranges for Catherine to be given a project away from prying eyes.

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Review:

Praise for Peter Carey Two-time Winner of the Booker PrizeFinalist for the International Man Booker Prize Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' PrizeFive-time Winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award "Carey is a master craftsman, a comedian of the first order, an artist with an uncanny gift for the invention of situations that are bizarre yet believable. And as a double Booker Prize winner he doesn't have to prove anything to anyone--he has a licence to enjoy himself, and he does." --"Irish Independent"" ""Peter Carey is a wily seducer, a mental acrobat who can bound across continents and centuries and make us believe in whatever world he has discovered and imagined." --Paul Auster "Carey is a writer I prize not only for his remarkable Dickensian plots but also for the brilliance of his style.... He is the most exuberant stylist at work in English today." --Edmund White, "Daily Telegraph"

Book Description:

Following the recent success of Parrot and Olivier in America comes another wonderfully rich tale with historical themes from the twice Booker-winner.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0307592715
• ISBN 13: 9780307592712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 229