Nuns and SoldiersPenguin, 30 juil. 2002 - 512 pages A dazzling meditation on love and honor, greed and generosity, passion and death, from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea, The Sea Set in London and in the South of France, this brilliantly structured novel centers on two women: Gertrude Openshaw, bereft from the recent death of her husband, yet awakening to passion; and Anne Cavidge, who has returned in doubt from many years in a nunnery, only to encounter her personal Christ. A fascinating array of men and women hover in urgent orbit around them: the "Count," a lonely Pole obsessively reliving his émigré father's patriotic anguish; Tim Reede, a seedy yet appealing artist, and Daisy, his mistress; the manipulative Mrs. Mount; and many other magically drawn characters moving between desire and obligation, guilt and joy. This edition of Nuns and Soldiers includes a new introduction by renowned religious historian Karen Armstrong. |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Expressions et termes fréquents
Anne Cavidge Anne's asked awful began better bloody blue Christ Count Count thought course Cumbria Daisy Daisy's dark darling dear death door dress drink Ebury Street eyes face father feel felt flat France Gertrude Gertrude's glad gone grass Guy's hair hand happened happy hated hope imagine Iris Murdoch Janet Karen Armstrong knew laughed leave les cousins live London looked lunch Manfred marquetry marriage marry mean mind Moses Mount moved never night NUNS AND SOLDIERS once Openshaw pain painting perhaps Peter Poland Polish Prince of Denmark Red Army rocks round seemed Shepherd's Bush silent sitting smiled somehow someone sometimes sorry sort Stanley stared stay stone suddenly Sylvia talk tell terrible there's things thought Anne Tim's told touched turned walked wine wondered