A Dead Language

Rushforth, Peter

ISBN 10: 1416526269 / ISBN 13: 9781416526261

Published by Simon & Schuster, Limited, 2007

Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 51533942-20

Synopsis:

Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton - the faithless young naval lieutenant who abandons Madam Butterfly - was glimpsed fleetingly in Peter Rushforth's previous novel, Pinkerton's Sister. Now Ben steps out of the shadows and into the centre of the stage, a young man haunted by the desolation of his boyhood years, unable to show or respond to love. He's about to sail for Japan. But his imminent departure conjures up the life he and his sister have led, and the monstrous act for which he is most remembered: the rejection and destruction of a pure and loving heart. What happened to him then will mark his whole life. He is his own man, but he is also his sister's brother. Once again, in his mastery of language, his extraordinary imagination, his superb sense of time and place, Peter Rushforth has given the world a second masterpiece, ranking alongside, or surpassing, his earlier triumph.

Product Description: Disturbing and brilliant, the second novel from a late-discovered master of his craft and author of the internationally-acclaimed PINKERTON'S SISTER

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Dead Language
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Limited
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good