Spende 15. September, 2024 – 1. Oktober, 2024 Über Spenden

The Improbability Of Love

The Improbability Of Love

Hannah Rothschild
0 / 5.0
0 comments
Wie gefällt Ihnen dieses Buch?
Wie ist die Qualität der Datei?
Herunterladen Sie das Buch, um Ihre Qualität zu bewerten
Wie ist die Qualität der heruntergeladenen Dateien?

dazzling, witty and tenderly savage satire of London life and the art world that is also a surprising and wonderful love story. "[A] satire worthy of the pen of Evelyn Waugh. A real crowd pleaser" (Vanessa BerridgeDaily Express UK).

"Though this novel goes into the darkest of dark places, the overall tone is totally delicious; conspicuous consumption on this scale hasn't been seen since the Eighties."  -  The Times (UK)

Annie McMorrow, 31 and not recovered from the end of her long-term relationship, is an assistant to film producer Carlo Spinetti and then to his chilling wife Rebecca Winkleman Spinetti whose father started Winkleman Fine Art in Curzon St. Annie has spent her meagre savings on a dusty painting from a junk shop to give to her new, unsuitable, boyfriend who never shows up for his birthday dinner. The painting now hers, talks, but only to us. 

Shrewd, spoiled, charming, world-weary and cynical, he comments perceptively on Annie, and the modern world and tells tales about his previous owners: Louis XV, Voltaire, and Catherine the Great among others. 

"The book may on occasion be silly and over-the-top, even for a satire. But Ms Rothschild writes with such exuberance and spins such a propulsive yarn that you happily accept these excesses as part of the package, the same way you happily accept the frippery of Elton John."  -  Jennifer Senior, The New York Times

The story unfolds through this voice and many others - unexpected, entertaining, and strangely authentic. With The Improbability Of LoveHannah Rothschild has spun a dazzling tale - both irreverent and entertaining - of a many-layered, devious world where, in the end, love triumphs.

Jahr:
2015
Verlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Sprache:
english
Seiten:
416
ISBN 10:
1408862468
ISBN 13:
9781408862469
ISBN:
B00VTPTEB6
Serien:
Women's Prize For Fiction Shortlist
Datei:
EPUB, 1.13 MB
IPFS:
CID , CID Blake2b
english, 2015
Online lesen
Die Konvertierung in ist im Gange
Die Konvertierung in ist fehlgeschlagen

Am meisten angefragte Begriffe