Windflower: A Novel - Hardcover

Bantock, Nick; Edoardo, Ponti

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0811843521 ISBN 13: 9780811843522

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2006

Synopsis

With the same romance and drama that put his Griffin & Sabine saga on the New York Times best-seller list for over 100 weeks, selling three million copies in 12 international editions, Nick Bantock presents an unforgettable story of one woman's journey to self-discovery. Ana, a striking young dancer, is promised in marriage to a man she doesn't love. No one understands her reluctance to wed. After all, isn't Marco a fine man? Won't the union of their two families benefit her people? And yet Guided by her heart and forces she does not yet recognize, she flees to the exotic port of Serona in search of Felix Bulerias, a man reputed to have the answers she seeks. But along the way, the attentions of four unusual men threaten to lure Ana in directions that she could never have fathomedand lead her down a path of sensuality and understanding beyond any she could ever have imagined. Bantock's compelling narrative is accompanied by over 200 masterful color collages that form a frieze throughout. Brimming with myth and intrigue, Windflower is sure to enchant Nick Bantock fans the world over.

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About the Author:

With the same romance and drama that put his GRIFFIN and SABINE novels on the New York Times best-seller list for over 100 weeks, read by over three million readers the world over, artist and author Nick Bantock presents the unforgettable journey of one woman who must fight for her people's way of life, even while their traditions threaten to overpower her. In a Capolan caravan camp, a striking young dancer named Ana is promised in marriage to a fine man she doesn't love. Torn between her love for her people and her need to escape, she flees by moonlight to cosmopolitan Serona. In this seaside enclave, Ana seeks the elusive Felix Bulerias, a man reputed to have the answers she seeks. But along the way, the unseemly attentions of four unusual men threaten to lure Ana in unimaginable directionsand unlock a powerful sensuality unlike like any Ana has ever imagined. This is a book that will appeal to those who enjoyed the romantic and mythical aspects of GRIFFIN and SABINE. There's no "interactive" component here though. Rather, each spread is decorated with a 4-color frieze along the bottom.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0811843521
• ISBN 13: 9780811843522
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224