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The Incomplete Husband
Ben Faccini
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Description for The Incomplete Husband
Paperback. When Elena falls in love with Riccardo, she also falls in love with the idea of a bigger world beyond her sheltered life in rural Italy. And when she loses him, she gives up her hopes for the future and her expectations of happiness, filling the sudden void in her life with her son and brother-in-law. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 332.
When Elena falls in love with Riccardo, she also falls in love with the idea of a world beyond her sheltered life in rural Italy. And when she loses him, she gives up her hopes for the future and her expectations of happiness, filling the sudden void in her life with her son and brother-in-law. It is only when the young Marco rejects the role his mother has created for him and flees to Paris, with its migrant populations, political protests and romantic possibilities, that all three come to realize how tightly they have been bound within a triangle of ... Read more
When Elena falls in love with Riccardo, she also falls in love with the idea of a world beyond her sheltered life in rural Italy. And when she loses him, she gives up her hopes for the future and her expectations of happiness, filling the sudden void in her life with her son and brother-in-law. It is only when the young Marco rejects the role his mother has created for him and flees to Paris, with its migrant populations, political protests and romantic possibilities, that all three come to realize how tightly they have been bound within a triangle of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846270826
SKU
V9781846270826
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Ref
99-99
About Ben Faccini
BEN FACCINI grew up in rural France, was educated in England, and has lived in Paris, London and Italy. His first novel was The Water-Breather (Flamingo, 2002).
Reviews for The Incomplete Husband
With rare sympathy and tenderness, Ben Faccini sets his characters on a quest for their place in the world. You'll want to carry their suitcases.' William Fiennes, author of The Snow Geese 'A striking work, every page, every sentence, bearing the flush and ardour of true life. One reads ever more quickly, with ever more fervour, taking in its deep ... Read more