‘A telling portrait of an older man after a miserable divorce ... a well-observed portrait of middle-class London life for the older single man. It's hilariously funny' Saga
'At once eloquent and entertaining, intelligent and incisive ... Novels don't come more diverting or sublimely satirical than this' Tatler
Jomier has reached the age of retirement, his children are grown up and his wife, after having an affair, has left him. Embittered and humiliated, he lives alone in London, mourning the disintegration of his marriage as he broods about the past and the present.
When he falls for Judith, things begin to improve. Yet he still cannot escape his old habits and it is only when his daughter falls ill that he begins to reassess his feelings towards those he loves and his ability to forgive.
Darkly humorous, ruthlessly satirical and surprisingly moving, The Misogynist is a perceptive exploration of the ways in which we can unintentionally let past disappointments affect our present, and how difficult it can be to move forward.
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An acutely observed, funny and moving novel from award-winning writer Piers Paul Read
'A beautifully observed portrait of a man at odds with the world...It is at once eloquent and entertaining, intelligent and incisive'
An acutely observed, funny and moving novel from award-winning writer Piers Paul Read
A highly contemporary and moving novel from a well-known, award-winning and extremely experienced writer.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781408809891
Publisert
2011-07-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Vekt
195 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272
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