The Romantic is a powerful exploration of the many incarnations of love in all of its painful and joyful variations, a novel that glows with Barbara Gowdy’s note-perfect style, gentle humor, and unforgettable characters.
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Barbara Gowdy is the author of seven books, including Helpless, The Romantic, The White Bone, Mister Sandman, We So Seldom Look on Love and Falling Angels, all of which have been met with widespread international acclaim and critical praise. She has been a finalist three times for the Governor General’s Award and the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, twice for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, and has been long-listed for the Booker Prize. In 1996 she received the Marian Engel Award, and in 2008 the Trillium Book Award. Barbara Gowdy is a Member of the Order of Canada and a Guggenheim Fellow. She lives in Toronto.
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - For Lovers Of Literary Fiction, The Romantic Is Barbara Gowdy?S Utterly Absorbing Tale Of Love, Longing, And Loss. It Is The Story Of Louise, Whose Former Beautyqueen Mother Disappears One Day, Leaving A Note That Reads Only?And Incorrectly??Louise Knows How To Work The Washing Machine.? Louise Promptly Falls Passionately In Love With Mrs. Richter, The New Neighbor, And Then With Abel, Mrs. Richter?S Nature-Loving, Enigmatic Son. Despite The Fact That Abel Moves Away, Louise Becomes More And More Fixated On Him, Discovering That She Cannot Get Abel To Love Her As Fiercely As She Loves Him. Only When She Is Forced To Confront Another Great Loss Is She Finally Able To Confront The Costs Of Losing Herself To Another.The Romantic Is A Powerful Exploration Of The Many Incarnations Of Love In All Of Its Painful And Joyful Variations, A Novel That Glows With Barbara Gowdy?S Note-Perfect Style, Gentle Humor, And Unforgettable Characters. Seller Inventory # 005117