The Cleaner of Chartres
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 2013
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: En la encantadora ciudad de Chartres, Francia, se encuentra Agnes Morel, una mujer misteriosa que trabaja limpiando la famosa catedral medieval. Nadie sabe de dónde viene ni por qué, pero su presencia silenciosa y sus pequeños actos de bondad transforman sutilmente las vidas de quienes la rodean. Sin embargo, Agnes guarda un oscuro secreto de su pasado. Cuando un encuentro accidental saca a la luz una serie de trágicos incidentes de su juventud, los chismes maliciosos de la ciudad amenazan con perturbar la vida pacífica de Agnes. A medida que se revela su historia, se descubre una terrible pérdida, un caso de identidad equivocada y un acto cruel y violento que la persigue. Agnes lucha contra su propio sentimiento de culpa y dolor mientras los ciudadanos intentan reconstruir la verdad sobre su vida. EAN: 9780241963326 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: The Cleaner of Chartres Autor: Salley Vickers Editorial: Penguin Books Ltd Idioma: en Páginas: 296 Formato: tapa blanda.…
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- Title
- The Cleaner of Chartres
- Author
- Salley Vickers
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 024196332X
- ISBN 13
- 9780241963326
'A lovely book . . . wise at heart and filled with colourful characters' Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat
Salley Vickers, the top ten bestselling author of Miss Garnet's Angel and Dancing Backwards, returns with The Cleaner of Chartres, a perfect book club book, for readers who loved Joanne Harris's Chocolat.
There is something special about the ancient cathedral of Chartres, with its mismatched spires, astonishing stained glass and strange labyrinth. And there is something special too about Agnès Morel, the mysterious woman who is to be found cleaning it each morning.
No one quite knows where she came from - not the diffident Abbé Paul, who discovered her one morning twenty years ago, sleeping in the north porch; nor lonely Professor Jones, whose chaotic existence she helps to organise; nor Philippe Nevers, whose neurotic sister and newborn child she cares for; nor even the irreverent young restorer, Alain Fleury, who works alongside her each day and whose attention she catches with her tawny eyes, her colourful clothes and elusive manner. And yet everyone she encounters would surely agree that she is subtly transforming their lives, even if they couldn't quite say how.
But with a chance meeting in the cathedral one day, the spectre of Agnès' past returns, provoking malicious rumours from the prejudiced Madame Beck and her gossipy companion Madame Picot. As the hearsay grows uglier, Agnès is forced to confront her history, and the mystery of her origins finally unfolds.
The Cleaner of Chartres is a compelling story of darkness and light; of traumatic loss and second chances. Told with a sparkling wit and captivating charm, but infused throughout with deeper truths, it speaks of the power of love and mercy to transform the tragedies of the past.
'Subtle and utterly joyous...a contemporary moral and psychological drama every bit as absorbing as Miss Garnet's Angel' Sunday Times
'A magical and at times sinister story about love, loss, secrets and forgiveness . . .with Chocolat-type charm' Scotland on Sunday
'If you're looking for a book to take you by surprise, Salley Vickers' latest is the perfect choice' Psychologies
Salley Vickers is the author of the word-of-mouth top 10 bestseller Miss Garnet's Angel and several other bestselling novels including Mr Golightly's Holiday, The Other Side of You and Dancing Backwards as well as a collection of short stories Aphrodite's Hat. She has worked as a cleaner, a dancer, a university teacher of literature and a psychoanalyst and is an Impac award winning novelist. She is currently a RLF fellow at Newnham College Cambridge and she divides her time between Cambridge and London.
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