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Trapped in a London flat, Beth remembers a transgressive love affair in 1960s' Paris. The most famous writer in Russia takes his last breath in a stationmaster’s cottage, miles from Moscow. A father, finally free of his daughter’s demands,embarks on a long swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat. And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor.
Rose Tremain awakens the senses in this diverse collection of short stories. In her precise yet sensuous style she lays bare the soul of her characters– the admirable, the embarrassing, the unfulfilled, the sexy and the adorable – to uncover a dazzling range of human emotions and desires.
Rose Tremain awakens the senses in this diverse collection of short stories. In her precise yet sensuous style she lays bare the soul of her characters– the admirable, the embarrassing, the unfulfilled, the sexy and the adorable – to uncover a dazzling range of human emotions and desires.
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"Tremain presents a large cast of ill-starred characters, each laid low by their heart... But even in the most melancholy stories, Tremain delivers slivers of hope or humour to temper the tragedies... This collection highlights with subtlety and grace just how human it is to get things wrong" (Daily Telegraph)
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"The American Lover is...superb, each story a perfectly cut jewel" (Neel Mukherjee Irish Times)
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"Tremain presents a large cast of ill-starred characters, each laid low by their heart... But even in the most melancholy stories, Tremain delivers slivers of hope or humour to temper the tragedies... This collection highlights with subtlety and grace just how human it is to get things wrong" (Daily Telegraph)
"Warm, moving, often humorous and sometimes heartbreaking" (Michelle Margherita, 5 stars Stylist)
"A seemingly effortless performance... the writing glides along, elegantly dropping details that suggest a whole way of life" (Phil Baker The Sunday Times)
"The American Lover is...superb, each story a perfectly cut jewel" (Neel Mukherjee Irish Times)
A seductive new collection from 'a magnificent story-teller' (Independent on Sunday)
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- Publication date2014
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