Love - Hardcover

Morrison, Toni

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0676976182 ISBN 13: 9780676976182

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2003

Synopsis

From the internationally acclaimed Nobel laureate comes a richly conceived novel that illuminates the full spectrum of desire.

May, Christine, Heed, Junior, Vida -- even L: all women obsessed by Bill Cosey. More than the wealthy owner of the famous Cosey Hotel and Resort, he shapes their yearnings for father, husband, lover, guardian, friend, yearnings that dominate the lives of these women long after his death. Yet while he is both the void in, and the centre of, their stories, he himself is driven by secret forces -- a troubled past and a spellbinding woman named Celestial.

This audacious vision of the nature of love -- its appetite, its sublime possession, its dread -- is rich in characters and striking scenes, and in its profound understanding of how alive the past can be.

A major addition to the canon of one of the world’s literary masters.

This is coast country, humid and God fearing, where female recklessness runs too deep for short shorts or thongs or cameras. But then or now, decent underwear or none, wild women never could hide their innocence -- a kind of pitty-kitty hopefulness that their prince was on his way. Especially the tough ones with their box cutters and dirty language, or the glossy ones with two-seated cars and a pocketbook full of dope. Even the ones who wear scars like Presidential medals and stockings rolled at their ankles can’t hide the sugar-child, the winsome baby girl curled up somewhere inside, between the ribs, say, or under the heart. -- from Love

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Review:

"Like love at first sight, it has the ability to startle." -"The Boston Globe"
"A deeply affecting work by a Great American Novelist who is still . . . at the top of her form. . . . Morrison's tender, taut prose wastes no word, no syllable, no letter. . . . A novel of devastating revelations, impeccably arranged." -"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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"A marvelous work, which enlarges our conception not only of love but of racial politics, the ubiquitous past and . . . paradise." -"Los Angeles Times Book Review
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"A dense, dark star of a novel . . . with Morrison writing at the top of her game." -"Newsweek"
"Toni Morrison reframes the mythology of love in a dark light and comes away with a mesmerizing gem." -"San Francisco Chronicle
""Like every other stealthy Morrison novel, "Love" has closets and cellars, bolt-holes and trap-doors and card tricks. . . . Yet again, she gives us dreams." -John Leonard, "Vanity Fair
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"The carefully crafted work of a storyteller entirely unburdened by her Nobel Prize. . . . William Faulkner and Eudora Welty would feel right welcome. . . . The moral palette of this novel displays a full range of colors." -"The Christian Science Monitor"
"A profound commentary on the power of love." -"The Baltimore Sun
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""Love "is slim and tight as a folded fan, yet from it the author flashes a panorama three generations wide. . . . When the reader closes the book . . . there is the satisfaction of a song that has ended just right. The standing soloist we applaud . . . is the fierce literary intelligence of Morrison striking the chords of human experience and playing it wise." -"The Miami Herald"
"Magisterial and gripping . . . a knockout. . . . A reminder of what a marvel a novel can be." -"Rocky Mountain News"
"To enter a novel by Morrison is to enter a world fully imagined, and "Love "is no exception. . . . "Love" takes you on the first page and holds you in the welcome spell of a writer who knows what she's doing, and who can slip into the most ordinary sentence a twist of surprise." -"San Jose Mercury News"
""Love" is Morrison back at the peak of her talent. . . . The novel lives up to its name and puts to rest any doubts that its author is anything except great." -"New York Daily News"
"[A] beautifully wrought meditation on society, family and human nature . . . brimming with provocative, beautiful writing." -"The Philadelphia Inquirer"
""Love" . . . [is] like that song you remember from long ago, the one you danced to, sweet and slow, and which has haunted you ever since. . . . Morrison's tale lies in its telling, not just the lilting lyricism of her prose but also the insight into her characters' hidden hearts." -"The Orlando Sentinel"
"For pure pleasure, it deserves to be read more than once." -"The Plain Dealer
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"There is beauty and wisdom in "Love." . . . Her lyrical talent and her profound intelligence . . . make themselves felt." -"The New York Observer"

Like love at first sight, it has the ability to startle. The Boston Globe
A deeply affecting work by a Great American Novelist who is still . . . at the top of her form. . . . Morrison s tender, taut prose wastes no word, no syllable, no letter. . . . A novel of devastating revelations, impeccably arranged. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A marvelous work, which enlarges our conception not only of love but of racial politics, the ubiquitous past and . . . paradise. Los Angeles Times Book Review

A dense, dark star of a novel . . . with Morrison writing at the top of her game. Newsweek
Toni Morrison reframes the mythology of love in a dark light and comes away with a mesmerizing gem. San Francisco Chronicle
Like every other stealthy Morrison novel, Love has closets and cellars, bolt-holes and trap-doors and card tricks. . . . Yet again, she gives us dreams. John Leonard, Vanity Fair

The carefully crafted work of a storyteller entirely unburdened by her Nobel Prize. . . . William Faulkner and Eudora Welty would feel right welcome. . . . The moral palette of this novel displays a full range of colors. The Christian Science Monitor
A profound commentary on the power of love. The Baltimore Sun

Love is slim and tight as a folded fan, yet from it the author flashes a panorama three generations wide. . . . When the reader closes the book . . . there is the satisfaction of a song that has ended just right. The standing soloist we applaud . . . is the fierce literary intelligence of Morrison striking the chords of human experience and playing it wise. The Miami Herald
Magisterial and gripping . . . a knockout. . . . A reminder of what a marvel a novel can be. Rocky Mountain News
To enter a novel by Morrison is to enter a world fully imagined, and Love is no exception. . . . Love takes you on the first page and holds you in the welcome spell of a writer who knows what she s doing, and who can slip into the most ordinary sentence a twist of surprise. San Jose Mercury News
Love is Morrison back at the peak of her talent. . . . The novel lives up to its name and puts to rest any doubts that its author is anything except great. New York Daily News
[A] beautifully wrought meditation on society, family and human nature . . . brimming with provocative, beautiful writing. The Philadelphia Inquirer
Love . . . [is] like that song you remember from long ago, the one you danced to, sweet and slow, and which has haunted you ever since. . . . Morrison s tale lies in its telling, not just the lilting lyricism of her prose but also the insight into her characters hidden hearts. The Orlando Sentinel
For pure pleasure, it deserves to be read more than once. The Plain Dealer

There is beauty and wisdom in Love. . . . Her lyrical talent and her profound intelligence . . . make themselves felt. The New York Observer"

From the Publisher:

Compelling, sensual, elegiac, shocking - a major new work by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist, about desire, sex, lust, obsession, yearning, and ultimately about love.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0676976182
• ISBN 13: 9780676976182
• Binding: Hardcover