出版時(shí)間:2007年12月 出版社:Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (2007年12月14日) 作者:Peter Ho Davies
內(nèi)容概要
'A beautifully crafted, lyrical novel' -- Maggie O'Farrell, Observer Books of the Year 'Moving, memorable and beautifully written' -- Jessica Mann, Sunday Telegraph 'Deeply felt and vividly imagined' -- Lionel Shriver, Daily Telegraph 'Fresh and engaging ... Some sentences and passages are crafted so beautifully and seemingly effortlessly that it provokes envy.' -- David Cornett, Sunday Express 'Quietly powerful ... a fine piece of work' -- Stephen Knight, Times Literary Supplement 'His prose and the evocation of time and place are almost always of the highest order!he approaches the Second World War with a fresh and contemporary style, a gift that he shares with Kazuo Ishiguro' -- Russell Celyn Jones, The Times 'A scintillating instance of fictional imagination applied to history' -- Richard Eder, New York Times 'Impressive ... a compelling story in itself, but Davies's special skill lies in integrating conflicts that drive the narrative at a more intense level' -- Richard Gwyn, Independent --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
'A beautifully crafted, lyrical novel'
(Maggie O'Farrell, Observer Books of the Year )
'Moving, memorable and beautifully written'
(Jessica Mann, Sunday Telegraph )
'Deeply felt and vividly imagined'
(Lionel Shriver, Daily Telegraph )
'Fresh and engaging . . . Some sentences and passages are crafted so beautifully and seemingly effortlessly that it provokes envy.'
(David Cornett, Sunday Express )
'Quietly powerful . . .a fine piece of work'
(Stephen Knight, Times Literary Supplement )
'His prose and the evocation of time and place are almost always of the highest order…he approaches the Second World War with a fresh and contemporary style, a gift that he shares with Kazuo Ishiguro'
(Russell Celyn Jones, The Times )
'A scintillating instance of fictional imagination applied to history'
(Richard Eder, New York Times )
'Impressive . . . a compelling story in itself, but Davies’s special skill lies in integrating conflicts that drive the narrative at a more intense level'
(Richard Gwyn, Independent ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
'Deeply compelling and utterly uncompromising...each sentence is a
pleasure. This book is a rare gem.' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
'Skilled, beautifully empathetic novel...Peter Ho Davies is a
wonderful writer'
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
'Fresh and engaging...Some sentences and passages are crafted so beautifully and seemingly effortlessly that it provokes envy.'
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
'Moving, memorable and beautifully written' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
'Fresh and engaging...Some sentences and passages are crafted so
beautifully and seemingly effortlessly that it provokes envy.' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
'Lyrical...Davies charts his characters' feelings with a mesmeric
precision' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
'Quietly powerful...a fine piece of work' --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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