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'I missed a train stop twice on the same journey while reading it. That's how distractingly good it is.' -- Viv Groskop, Independent on SundayYvonne is newly widowed, her children grown. Hoping to revisit memories of a happier time, she travels to Turkey. Despite the sand and sea, Yvonne's memories of her past are overwhelming and she clings to a newfound friendship with Ahmet, a local boy who makes his living as a shell collector.With Ahmet as her guide, Yvonne finally begins to enjoy the shimmering waters and relaxed pace of the Turkish coast. But when a devastating accident suddenly upends her hard-won peace, she finds her life thrown into chaos and with it her fragile sense of belonging.
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'I missed a train stop twice on the same journey while reading it. That's how distractingly good it is.' -- Viv Groskop, Independent on SundayYvonne is newly widowed, her children grown. Hoping to revisit memories of a happier time, she travels to Turkey. Despite the sand and sea, Yvonne's memories of her past are overwhelming and she clings to a newfound friendship with Ahmet, a local boy who makes his living as a shell collector. With Ahmet as her guide, Yvonne finally begins to enjoy the shimmering waters and relaxed pace of the Turkish coast. But when a devastating accident suddenly upends her hard-won peace, she finds her life thrown into chaos and with it her fragile sense of belonging.
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Autorenportrait
- Vendela Vida is the author of the acclaimed novelsAnd Now You Can Go andLet the Northern Lights Erase Your Name. She is a founding editor of theBeliever magazine, and the editor ofThe Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and children.
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The Lovers
eBook
ISBN/EAN: 9780857895059
Umbreit-Nr.: 3641470
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 240 S., 0.21 MB
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Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 01.07.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Digitales Wasserzeichen