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The author receives an e-mail from a Swedish librarian whom he hasn t seen or heard of since he proposed marriage to her forty years earlier. They begin a correspondence which reveals that their first love was the defining experience of their lives and consequently decide to meet again. From New York, Paris Bangkok, to a Buddhist monastery high in the Himalayas, they struggle to achieve the illusive goal of spending the rest of their lives together. Passionate, beautifully written, and filled with adventure, The Swedish Librarian is a must read for anyone who has ever been, or even considered being, in love.
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About the Author:
Karl Purnell is the author of A Mountain Too Far, an account of his world-wide mountain climbing experience and travels in the Himalays which the Washington Post called an odyssey worthy of Odysseus himself. The author is a graduate of Harvard University with a degree in English Literature. He has been a newspaper editor and state legislator in Pennsylvania and was a war correspondent during the Vietnam War. He has written and directed plays and musical dramas about the Civil War which have been seen throughout the country. His recent novel, the Doctress, is the story of three female physicians during the Civil War.
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- PublisherSangha Books
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0966649400
- ISBN 13 9780966649406
- BindingPerfect Paperback
- Number of pages300
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