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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In Adultery and Other Diversions, Tim Parks seeks, as he puts it, to "dramatize the intimate relation between reflections that are timeless and the ongoing story of our lives." He succeeds magnificently. Whether his focus is adultery, marriage, his relationship with his father, ghosts, his children, Italian soccer mania, or his work as a renowned writer and translator, Parks writes with astonishing clarity and intensity. He is one of a handful of writers who can capture the drama of our lives--erratic pulse and all--and offer a perspective by which that drama might be illuminated. Intimate, absorbing, unsparing but always compassionate, the thirteen "diversions" in Adultery and Other Diversions--three of which have appeared in The New Yorker--reflect the vagaries of the human heart and a brilliant writer's engagement with them. From one of the most gifted writers of his generation (Jonathan Yardley), a collection of thoroughly engaging essays about what is timeless in the routine aspects of our. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781611458213
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In Adultery and Other Diversions, Tim Parks seeks, as he puts it, to "dramatize the intimate relation between reflections that are timeless and the ongoing story of our lives." He succeeds magnificently. Whether his focus is adultery, marriage, his relationship with his father, ghosts, his children, Italian soccer mania, or his work as a renowned writer and translator, Parks writes with astonishing clarity and intensity. He is one of a handful of writers who can capture the drama of our lives--erratic pulse and all--and offer a perspective by which that drama might be illuminated. Intimate, absorbing, unsparing but always compassionate, the thirteen "diversions" in Adultery and Other Diversions--three of which have appeared in The New Yorker--reflect the vagaries of the human heart and a brilliant writer's engagement with them. From one of the most gifted writers of his generation (Jonathan Yardley), a collection of thoroughly engaging essays about what is timeless in the routine aspects of our. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781611458213
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In Adultery and Other Diversions, Tim Parks seeks, as he puts it, to "dramatize the intimate relation between reflections that are timeless and the ongoing story of our lives." He succeeds magnificently. Whether his focus is adultery, marriage, his relationship with his father, ghosts, his children, Italian soccer mania, or his work as a renowned writer and translator, Parks writes with astonishing clarity and intensity. He is one of a handful of writers who can capture the drama of our lives--erratic pulse and all--and offer a perspective by which that drama might be illuminated. Intimate, absorbing, unsparing but always compassionate, the thirteen "diversions" in Adultery and Other Diversions--three of which have appeared in The New Yorker--reflect the vagaries of the human heart and a brilliant writer's engagement with them. From one of the most gifted writers of his generation (Jonathan Yardley), a collection of thoroughly engaging essays about what is timeless in the routine aspects of our. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781611458213