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Coral Glynn
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
In the spring of 1950, Coral Glynn arrives at an isolated mansion in the English countryside to nurse the elderly Edith Hart. There, Coral meets Hart House's odd inhabitants: Mrs. Prence, the perpetually disgruntled housekeeper, and Major Clement Hart, her charge's war-ravaged son. When a child's game goes violently awry in the nearby woods, a great shadow--love, perhaps--descends upon its residents. Other seemingly random events--a torn dress, a missing ring, a lost letter--propel Coral and Clement precipitously into the mysterious thicket of marriage.
Written with his unique sense of wit and empathy, Peter Cameron's brilliant novel is a stunning exploration of how need and desire can blossom into love--and just as quickly transform into something less categorical.
Book Details
- Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
- Publish Date: Feb 26th, 2013
- Pages: 224
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.21in - 5.50in - 0.60in - 0.42lb
- EAN: 9781250024138
- Categories: • Historical - General• Literary
About the Author
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What people are saying
Book blogger, classical music lover, and urban planner. Prone to hyperbole. Someone assumed I was straight, so here’s this:🏳️🌈
@shawnmooney It was my first Crace and the three or so others of his that I've read have not lived up to that. And Coral Glynn is like Peter Cameron became a different writer. I like other books of his, but CG is in a different league.
Praise for this book
"A beautiful, absorbing story of love missed, love lost, love found." --The New York Times Book Review
"Brilliantly written...Peter Cameron [is] an elegantly acute and mysteriously beguiling writer." --Richard Eder, The Boston Globe
"A riveting tale with an often heartbreakingly pure prose style...Scenes unfold with the exquisite design of a one-act play, with props skillfully deployed to comic and poignant effect." --Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal
"Get swept up in this subtle and complicated tale." --Entertainment Weekly
"[An] intricate tale taut with suspense...As always, Cameron's prose is something to savor. In his hands, even an ordinary moment can seem extraordinary." --Bharti Kirchner, The Seattle Times
"Haunting... Coral Glynn is like an engrossing black-and-white movie for a rainy afternoon--a tale of clouded hearts, hidden motives, and dangerous affections." --Mark Doty, More
"A twenty-first-century American master." --Christopher R. Beha, Bookforum
What people are saying
Book blogger, classical music lover, and urban planner. Prone to hyperbole. Someone assumed I was straight, so here’s this:🏳️🌈
@shawnmooney It was my first Crace and the three or so others of his that I've read have not lived up to that. And Coral Glynn is like Peter Cameron became a different writer. I like other books of his, but CG is in a different league.