The Return (Hesperus Classics) - Softcover

Conrad, Joseph

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9781843910787: The Return (Hesperus Classics)

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ISBN 10: 1843910780 ISBN 13: 9781843910787

Publisher: Hesperus Press, 2004

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An intense, psychologically charged domestic drama, The Return is a brilliant and haunting exploration of the insecurities that lie at the heart of human relationships. When successful businessman Alvan Hervey begins his daily journey back from the city, he has no idea what awaits him at home for there, on his bedroom table, is a letter from his wife, confessing her ultimate betrayal: she has left him for another man. But no sooner has this awful truth begun to sink in, than Hervey finds himself face to face with his wife as she returns to make one last desperate attempt to save their marriage. With their world in tatters around them, husband and wife are forced to confront the truth. Acclaimed by F.R. Leavis as one of the very great novelists in the language,” Joseph Conrad is best known for his chilling work Heart of Darkness.

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Hesperus Press, as suggested by their Latin motto, Et remotissima prope, is dedicated to bringing near what is far—far both in space and time. Works by illustrious authors, often unjustly neglected or simply little known in the English–speaking world, are made accessible through a completely fresh editorial approach and new translations.

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Acclaimed by F.R. Leavis as one of 'the very great novelists in the language', Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924) is best known for his chilling work Heart of Darkness. Journalist and political correspondent Colm Toibin is one of Ireland's leading contemporary writers. His novels include the Booker-shortlisted The Blackwater Lightship.

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