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The Violins of Saint-Jacques: A Tale of the Antilles
Patrick Leigh Fermor
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Description for The Violins of Saint-Jacques: A Tale of the Antilles
Paperback. Patrick Leigh Fermor's first and only novel, now back in print. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
On an Aegean island one summer, an English traveller meets an enigmatic elderly Frenchwoman. He is captivated by a painting she owns of a busy Caribbean port overlooked by a volcano and, in time, she shares the story of her youth there in the early twentieth century.
Set in the tropical luxury of the island of Saint-Jacques, hers is a tale of romantic intrigue and decadence amongst the descendents of slaves and a fading French aristocracy. But on the night of the annual Mardi Gras ball, catastrophe overwhelms the island and the world she knew came to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719555299
SKU
V9780719555299
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Patrick Leigh Fermor
Patrick Leigh Fermor is of English and Irish descent. After his stormy schooldays, followed by his walk across Europe to Constantinople, he lived and travelled in the Balkans and the Greek archipelago acquiring a deep interest in languages and remote places. He joined the Irish Guards, became a liaison officer in Albania, fought in Greece and Crete where, during the ... Read more
Reviews for The Violins of Saint-Jacques: A Tale of the Antilles
Excellent ... A graceful picture of life on an unusual and exotic island that has both colour and charm
Times Literary Supplement
A brilliant set piece ... Patrick Leigh Fermor has a fine visual imagination
New Statesman
A stylish and accomplished piece of sustained good writing ... with a strange beauty
Glasgow Herald
Patrick ... Read more
Times Literary Supplement
A brilliant set piece ... Patrick Leigh Fermor has a fine visual imagination
New Statesman
A stylish and accomplished piece of sustained good writing ... with a strange beauty
Glasgow Herald
Patrick ... Read more