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The Fig and the Flute Player
Christine Harrison
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Description for The Fig and the Flute Player
Paperback. When Maisie Shergold, art historian, meets Michael Curran, folk musician, on the platform of Paddington Station she falls in love with him instantly. Ignoring the differences in their backgrounds, ages, and personal outlook, she pursues the affair with a single-minded intensity that borders on obsession. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
We throw away years of life. We walk in mist. Then unexpectedly something shifts, subtly, hardly at all, and everything is changed. It was like that - When Maisie Shergold, art historian, meets Michael Curran, folk musician, on the platform of Paddington Station she falls in love with him instantly. Ignoring the differences in their backgrounds, ages, and personal outlook, she pursues the affair with a single-minded intensity that borders on obsession. Abandoning the safe routines that had previously defined her life, and against the advice of friends and family, Maisie opens her home and her heart to this virtual ... Read more
We throw away years of life. We walk in mist. Then unexpectedly something shifts, subtly, hardly at all, and everything is changed. It was like that - When Maisie Shergold, art historian, meets Michael Curran, folk musician, on the platform of Paddington Station she falls in love with him instantly. Ignoring the differences in their backgrounds, ages, and personal outlook, she pursues the affair with a single-minded intensity that borders on obsession. Abandoning the safe routines that had previously defined her life, and against the advice of friends and family, Maisie opens her home and her heart to this virtual ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
238g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909844872
SKU
V9781909844872
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-20
About Christine Harrison
Christine Harrison was born on the Isle of Wight. She lives and writes on the west coast of Wales, which has been her home for many years. Her award winning short fiction has brought her national acclaim and recognition. She won the Cosmopolitan Short Story Award with 'La Scala Inflammata' which was then published in an anthology, The Best of ... Read more
Reviews for The Fig and the Flute Player
"A moving and highly accomplished first novel with the ring of truth." Evening Echo "...a tender romance..." The Herald "A poignant novel... passionate, sometimes painful... the author gradually and delicately unravels this tale about love..." Maggie Williams, The Western Telegraph