Poet and Dancer
$14.96
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
2 May 2019
Summary
Angel is dark and plain, introverted and submissive, a spontaneous composer of childish verses, wholly consumed by the wild, seductive spell of her cousin Lara - a beautiful, irresponsible creature who expresses herself in free-form dance.
What begins as a tender and intimate attachment between two young girls deepens in adulthood into something complex and perilous, as Lara’s life spins in increasingly erratic circles while Angel’s passionate devotion to her remains undiminished. It …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349142722 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349142726 |
| Author: | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 2 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 18mm |
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All the vibrant, cosmopolitan buzz of roaring Manhattan pulses through this disturbing read
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About The Author
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala published twelve novels including the Booker Prize-winning Heat and Dust and five volumes of short stories. She also wrote more than a dozen screenplays, including Howard’s End and A Room with a View, for both of which she received an Academy Award. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala died in 2013.
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