The Truth About Love

Josephine Hart

ISBN 10: 0307474267 / ISBN 13: 9780307474261

Published by Penguin Random House LLC Aug 2010, 2010

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Neuware - The accidental death of a teenage boy has a profound effect on a small Irish town in this compelling new novel from the bestselling author of Damage. As Sissy, the boy's mother, struggles to overcome her senseless loss, her daughter, Olivia, works to keep her brother's memory alive in a swiftly changing country. And Thomas--known as 'The German' to his neighbors--is drawn into the family's grief, forcing him to confront the past that has brought him to Ireland and a new crossroads. A brilliant meditation on love, loss, and the beauty of living even when times are tough, The Truth About Love shows us how men and women are shaped by tragedy, by their inherent characters, and by what they are able to learn from one another.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Truth About Love
• Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC Aug 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0307474267
• ISBN 13: 9780307474261
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 203W x 131H x 20D millimeters 203 millimeters width by 131 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 236 grams

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Synopsis

The accidental death of a teenage boy has a profound effect on a small Irish town in this compelling new novel from the bestselling author of Damage. As Sissy, the boy’s mother, struggles to overcome her senseless loss, her daughter, Olivia, works to keep her brother’s memory alive in a swiftly changing country. And Thomas—known as “The German” to his neighbors—is drawn into the family’s grief, forcing him to confront the past that has brought him to Ireland and a new crossroads.
 
A brilliant meditation on love, loss, and the beauty of living even when times are tough, The Truth About Love shows us how men and women are shaped by tragedy, by their inherent characters, and by what they are able to learn from one another.

About the Author

Josephine Hart is the best-selling author of Damage, Sin, Oblivion, The Stillest Day, and The Reconstructionist. Her work has been translated into twenty-seven languages. She lives in London with her husband, Maurice Saatchi, and their two sons.