The Republic of Love - Softcover

Carol Shields

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9462380899 ISBN 13: 9789462380899

Publisher: World Editions, 2016

Synopsis

Complications beset two shell-shocked veterans of the wars of the heart - Fay, a folklorist whose passion for mermaids has kept her from focusing on any one man; and right across the street there's Tom, a popular radio talk-show host who has focused a little too intently, having married and divorced three times. Only Carol Shields could describe so adroitly both a couple who fall in love as thoroughly and satisfyingly as any Victorian couple and the modern complications that beset them.

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Review:

"A novel that's so engrossing it makes you want to retire to a squashy sofa until you reach the end. Vividly fresh...glittering and spangled with fabulous surprises." --Sunday Times

"The Republic of Love is a mesh-like novel, peopled with a huge cast of characters interwoven in familial, friendly, neighbourly and romantic relationships... 5 stars" --The Bookbag

From the Back Cover:

Complications beset two shell-shocked veterans of the wars of the heart: Fay, a folklorist whose passion for mermaids has kept her from focusing on any one man; and, right across the street, Tom, a popular radio talk-show host who has focused a little too intently, having married and divorced three times. Only Carol Shields could describe so adroitly these two who fall in love as thoroughly and satisfyingly as any Victorian couple, and the modern complications that they face in this touching and ironic book.

About this edition

• Publisher: World Editions
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 9462380899
• ISBN 13: 9789462380899
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1