Jericho - Softcover

Bogarde, Dirk

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1448206820 ISBN 13: 9781448206827

Publisher: Bloomsbury Reader, 2013

Synopsis

First published in 1991, this is Dirk Bogarde's fourth novel.

With his divorce proceedings looming, writer William Caldicott is in desperate need of some respite. As fate would have it, he receives a cryptic letter of farewell from his estranged brother James, along with the keys to James' house in France.

Sensing the potentially reformative aspect of such a break, William sets out in search of his brother. He rapidly becomes embedded in the fabric of rural France, learning that rumours travel quickly, and that connections and secrets are paramount. He eventually finds the remarkable little house, but as he delves deeper and deeper into his brother's strange life, William discovers things that will make him wish he stayed at home.

About this title

Review:

This picture of small-town France is stunningly authentic (Literary Review)

About the Author:

Sir Dirk Bogarde was an English actor and novelist. Initially a matinee idol, Bogarde later acted in art-house films such as Death In Venice. As well as completing six novels, Bogarde wrote several volumes of autobiography.

Between 1947 and 1991, Bogarde made more than sixty films. For over two decades he lived in Italy and France, where he began to write seriously.

In 1985 he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of St Andrews and in 1990 was promoted to Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.
Sir Dirk Bogarde has a legion of fans to this day - an extraordinary commitment to an extraordinary man.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Reader
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1448206820
• ISBN 13: 9781448206827
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302