The Master Bedroom - Hardcover

Hadley, Tessa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805080767 ISBN 13: 9780805080766

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 2007

Synopsis

Abandoning an academic career and returning home to Wales after more than twenty years in London to care for her ailing mother, Kate Flynn finds her life at loose ends, until she meets childhood friend David Roberts, a man struggling to cope with a marriage that is falling apart, and David's teenage son, Jamie, who is drawn to Kate's eccentric life and her strange old house. 30,000 first printing.

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Review:

"An elegant, perceptive novel, shot through with deliciously dry wit."-- Zoe Heller, author of "Notes on a Scandal"

"An elegant, perceptive novel, shot through with deliciously dry wit."--Zoe Heller, author of "Notes on a Scandal""" "A lovely, subtly teasing writer...Hadley's observations of the ebb and flow of female desire and frustration are reminiscent of Virginia Woolf, but she taps sensual undercurrents where Woolf wouldn't have dipped her toe."--Liesl Schillinger, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Elegantly observed...Hadley's smart, often prickly characters remind us that love is never simple, and happiness rarely wins without sorrow."--Emily Chenoweth, "People "(four stars)
"Lands squarely in the sweet spot where popular fiction and highbrow literature meet...Hadley's writing is outright gorgeous, without a misstep or false note."--Natalie Danford, "Newsday"
"Exposes the volatility behind buttoned-up family life with wince-inducing clarity...Hadley proves to be an extremely droll writer, one who can dole out acidic observations worthy of British authors such as Rachel Cusk."--Nita Rao, "Time Out New York"
"Hadley has a knack for portraying the dysfunctional, often stagnant lives of the infuriatingly repressed."--Alexis Burling, "The Washington Post"(MediaMix)
"Tessa Hadley's third novel is her most ambitious and successful to date...Hadley has a talent for endowing each of her characters with an especially robust point of view."
--Andrea Walker, "Bookforum"
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"Melancholy and starkly emotive, Hadley's enervating tale evokes the raw drama that lies at the emotional nexus between friends and lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children."--Carol Haggas, "Booklist"
"Dreamy and thoughtful."--"Publishers Weekly"
"A chess game of slow-burn erotic maneuvers . . . Hadley is a lovely, subtly teasing writer."--"The New York Times Book Review
""Truly beautiful prose. Hadley's writing is outright gorgeous, without a misstep or false note. . . . Both artful and realistic and most of all enjoyable."--"Newsday
""Elegantly observed . . . Hadley's smart, often prickly characters remind us that love is never simple and happiness rarely wins without sorrow."--"People" (four stars)
"Melancholy and starkly emotive . . . evokes the raw drama that lies at the emotional nexus between friends and lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children."--"Booklist
""Hadley handily casts her tough but compassionate gaze on the domestic chaos that can erupt from coping with declining parents, the rekindling of old flames, and the sorting-out of a deteriorating marriage."--"The Seattle Times
""A perfectly wrought novel . . . [Hadley has] a gift for psychological acuity and an ability to encapsulate the human condition."--"The Guardian" (UK)

"A chess game of slow-burn erotic maneuvers . . . Hadley is a lovely, subtly teasing writer."--"The New York Times Book Review

""Truly beautiful prose. Hadley's writing is outright gorgeous, without a misstep or false note. . . . Both artful and realistic and most of all enjoyable."--"Newsday

""Elegantly observed . . . Hadley's smart, often prickly characters remind us that love is never simple and happiness rarely wins without sorrow."--"People" (four stars)

"Melancholy and starkly emotive . . . evokes the raw drama that lies at the emotional nexus between friends and lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children."--"Booklist

""Hadley handily casts her tough but compassionate gaze on the domestic chaos that can erupt from coping with declining parents, the rekindling of old flames, and the sorting-out of a deteriorating marriage."--"The Seattle Times

""A perfectly wrought novel . . . [Hadley has] a gift for psychological acuity and an ability to encapsulate the human condition."--"The Guardian" (UK)

A chess game of slow-burn erotic maneuvers . . . Hadley is a lovely, subtly teasing writer. "The New York Times Book Review"

Truly beautiful prose. Hadley's writing is outright gorgeous, without a misstep or false note. . . . Both artful and realistic and most of all enjoyable. "Newsday"

Elegantly observed . . . Hadley's smart, often prickly characters remind us that love is never simple and happiness rarely wins without sorrow. "People (four stars)"

Melancholy and starkly emotive . . . evokes the raw drama that lies at the emotional nexus between friends and lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children. "Booklist"

Hadley handily casts her tough but compassionate gaze on the domestic chaos that can erupt from coping with declining parents, the rekindling of old flames, and the sorting-out of a deteriorating marriage. "The Seattle Times"

A perfectly wrought novel . . . [Hadley has] a gift for psychological acuity and an ability to encapsulate the human condition. "The Guardian (UK)""

"A chess game of slow-burn erotic maneuvers . . . Hadley is a lovely, subtly teasing writer." --The New York Times Book Review

"Truly beautiful prose. Hadley's writing is outright gorgeous, without a misstep or false note. . . . Both artful and realistic and most of all enjoyable." --Newsday

"Elegantly observed . . . Hadley's smart, often prickly characters remind us that love is never simple and happiness rarely wins without sorrow." --People (four stars)

"Melancholy and starkly emotive . . . evokes the raw drama that lies at the emotional nexus between friends and lovers, husbands and wives, parents and children." --Booklist

"Hadley handily casts her tough but compassionate gaze on the domestic chaos that can erupt from coping with declining parents, the rekindling of old flames, and the sorting-out of a deteriorating marriage." --The Seattle Times

"A perfectly wrought novel . . . [Hadley has] a gift for psychological acuity and an ability to encapsulate the human condition." --The Guardian (UK)

Book Description:

From the author of The Past, Tessa Hadley’s third novel now rejacketed for a whole new audience

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0805080767
• ISBN 13: 9780805080766
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 339