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Synopsis
Julia O'Faolain's subtle, seductively plotted novel weaves together Ireland and Italy, romantic love and mystery... The invitation to visit the Cavalcantis at their family villa in Tuscany arrived quite unexpectedly. But in the wake of History finals, and still shaken by her mother's death, Anne decides to go. More then sun or a holiday, she needs to satisfy a lingering curiosity. For no lover of her own has yet been able to rival her mother's glowing descriptions of Cosimo - her ex-lover and a friend of the charming and formidable Cavalcantis. 'A stylish and entertaining love story.' Sunday Times 'A beautiful tale of family intimacy and division, secrets and confession... O'Faolain chooses her words as carefully and sensuously as ripe figs, hand-picked for the table.' Company
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About the Author
Julia O'Faolain was born in London in 1932. Her novel No Country for Young Men was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She was brought up in Cork and Dublin, educated in Paris and Rome and married an American historian in Florence. She lived for many years in the US, and now lives in London. A major collection of her short stories will be published by Faber and Faber.
From Publishers Weekly
A finalist for England's Booker McConnell Prize, O'Faolain (The Obedient Wife) writes with sensuous elegance and an awareness of human fallibility. Her new novel begins when a young Irish woman, Anne Ryan, arrives at the Florentine villa of Marchesa Niccolosa Cavalcanti. Anne's late mother had been a hired companion to the Marchesa's daughter, also now dead, which is why the guest accepted the invitation from the old and ailing lady. Longing for a romance of her own, Anne mainly wants to find out more about the affair between Mrs. Ryan and Cosimo, the Italian she had talked of often and wistfully. Guido, the Manchesa's married son, pursues Anne and she falls in love with him, ignoring warnings from Niccolosa. These and other arresting characters in the novel become embroiled in situations arising from political and familial intrigue. O'Faolain's tart, taut prose will mesmerize readers, but they could be frustrated by the rather ambiguous conclusion.
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- PublisherViking
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0670800422
- ISBN 13 9780670800421
- BindingHardcover
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