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When foreign families converge on Provence for a better life, it seems as if sunshine, drinking and partying will create an idyllic little community of like-minded sorts. But compelled to venture far from this Eden to Africa, two of the couples lives are changed irrevocably when each begins to doubt themselves, who they are and why they're there. For Richard, life unravels alarmingly quickly when he loses his marriage, his home, and his job in pharmaceutical sales and finally maybe even his mind; for his wife Valerie and for their friends Jeff and Rachel it's the pursuit of the idea of love that salvages what they hold dear and only love itself that grants any enlightenment. But for the children in the story, the awkward unsettling Maxence and angelic little Maud, The Idea of Love is much simpler. (Large Print Edition)
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A wonderfully complex and original novel...the writing is so inventive and has such an alluring energetic zeal...utterly fresh and convincing...an enormous delight (Independent)
Engaging...it is hard to stop turning the pages...arresting...fizzes with talent (Sunday Times)
A fascinating story that examines the different ways in which people face the harsh realities of love gone wrong (Tatler)
An unforgettable study of the dark side of the mind (The Times)
Written with bite and edge (Eve)
About the Author:
Engaging...it is hard to stop turning the pages...arresting...fizzes with talent (Sunday Times)
A fascinating story that examines the different ways in which people face the harsh realities of love gone wrong (Tatler)
An unforgettable study of the dark side of the mind (The Times)
Written with bite and edge (Eve)
Louise Dean is the author of two previous novels: Becoming Strangers, which was awarded the Betty Trask Prize in 2004, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Guardian First Book Award, and This Human Season. She lives in Kent and has three children.
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- PublisherParagon
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 140846103X
- ISBN 13 9781408461037
- BindingPaperback
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