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Nicholas Murray's second novel is a dissection of modern romantic mores. Christopher, a designer specialising in transforming dilapidated London buildings into bistros, is romantically involved with Carmen, a magazine-columnist. But Jimmy, millionaire and virtuoso pianist, seems to offer the fullfillment she seeks.
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As a treatise on the nature of romantic passion this book succeeds brilliantly.... the aperçus are wonderful. -- Independent on Sunday
Suffused with an unsettling sense of estrangement ... the evocation of this unarticulated disquiet is Murray's most enduring accomplishment. -- Toby Lichtig, Times Literary Supplement
Typical of the insightful originality we've come to expect of Murray. -- The Western Mail
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Suffused with an unsettling sense of estrangement ... the evocation of this unarticulated disquiet is Murray's most enduring accomplishment. -- Toby Lichtig, Times Literary Supplement
Typical of the insightful originality we've come to expect of Murray. -- The Western Mail
Christopher, a successful shopfitter specialising in transforming dilapidated London buildings into swanky bistros, is romantically involved with Carmen, a one-time academic now unhappily employed as a magazine-columnist. Jimmy, millionaire and virtuoso pianist with a laissez-faire attitude to life, seems to offer the fullfillment she seeks. Remembering Carmen takes the form of Christopher's "memorial" to his former love. Set in London, Nice, the Greek Isles and Tuscany, it is a beautifully-crafted and utterly convincing portrait of infidelity and its repercussions. Murray tracks his characters through the worlds of classical music, journalism, fashion-modelling and architecture, and asks where contentment might be found in an increasingly complex yet superficial world. His is a humane, concise voice, informed by European culture yet soberly grounded in modern Britain; Remembering Carmen consolidates Nicholas Murray's position as one of our most insightful and original new novelists.
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- PublisherSeren
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1854113372
- ISBN 13 9781854113375
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages191
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Christopher, a successful shopfitter specialising in transforming dilapidated London buildings into swanky bistros, is romantically involved with Carmen, a one-time academic now unhappily employed as a magazine-columnist. Jimmy, millionaire and virtuoso pianist with a laissez-faire attitude to life, seems to offer the fullfillment she seeks. Remembering Carmen takes the form of Christopher's "memorial" to his former love. Set in London, Nice, the Greek Isles and Tuscany, it is a beautifully-crafted and utterly convincing portrait of infidelity and its repercussions. Murray tracks his characters through the worlds of classical music, journalism, fashion-modelling and architecture, and asks where contentment might be found in an increasingly complex yet superficial world. His is a humane, concise voice, informed by European culture yet soberly grounded in modern Britain; Remembering Carmen consolidates Nicholas Murray's position as one of our most insightful and original new novelists. This novel elegantly dissects modern romantic mores. Christopher, a successful shop fitter specializing in transforming dilapidated London buildings into swanky bistros, is romantically involved with Carmen, a one-time academic now unhappily employed as a magazine columnist. Jimmy, a millionaire and virtuoso pianist with a laissez-faire attitude to life, seems to offer the fulfillment she seeks. This novel takes the form of Christopher's "memorial" to his former love. Set in London, Nice, the Greek Isles, and Tuscany, it is a beautifully crafted and utterly convincing portrait of adultery and its repercussions. Murray tracks his characters through the worlds of classical music, journalism, fashion modeling, and architecture, and asks where contentment might be found in an increasingly complex yet superficial world. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781854113375
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