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Description for Honeymoon
Paperback. A beautifully crafted, gently funny and surprising debut novel set at the end of the 20th century, an arresting depiction of the dangers of privileged and desultory lives. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 180.
The first time that Gordon meets Annie they make love in a park. Soon afterwards, on the 44th anniversary of D-Day, they are married. Gordon, though American-born, has never had a home; instead, he led a life of barren privilege, travelling through the capitals of Europe with his mother. Over the course of a year in London, Gordon and Annie construct an idea of married life for themselves, until their long-delayed honeymoon finally takes them to Venice. But once there, the city's brilliance seems to distort rather than illuminate, and the story gathers an almost unbearable intensity before -- in ... Read more
The first time that Gordon meets Annie they make love in a park. Soon afterwards, on the 44th anniversary of D-Day, they are married. Gordon, though American-born, has never had a home; instead, he led a life of barren privilege, travelling through the capitals of Europe with his mother. Over the course of a year in London, Gordon and Annie construct an idea of married life for themselves, until their long-delayed honeymoon finally takes them to Venice. But once there, the city's brilliance seems to distort rather than illuminate, and the story gathers an almost unbearable intensity before -- in ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Picador London
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330419895
SKU
KEX0200402
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Justin Haythe
Justin Haythe was born in London in 1973. His is the author of The Honeymoon. He now lives in New York City
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