An intoxicating and evocative novel about the all-consuming love affair between two women in Paris and the ruin it leaves in its wake.'Captivating...intense...seductive'GuardianA thirty-something teacher drifts through her life in Paris,raising a daughter on her own,lonely in spite of a new boyfriend. Then one night,at a friend's tepid New Year's Eve party,Sarah enters the scene like a tornado. A talented young violinist,she is loud,vivacious,appealingly unkempt in a world where everyone seems preoccupied with being'just so'. It is the beginning of an intense relationship,tender and violent,that will upend both women's lives. A literary sensation in France, All About Sarah perfectly captures the pull of a desire so strong that it blinds us to everything else.'All About Sarah moves impressively from the chaos and noise of love,to silence and solitude,like a spun coin settling'Observer
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781529111705Number of pages: 176Weight: 145 gDimensions: 200 x 130 x 10 mm
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(All About Sarah) moves impressively from the chaos and noise of love,to silence and solitude,like a spun coin settling.A story of desire and desolation.A brief,intense read... compulsive... seductive prose.There are shades of Duras,Nabokov,and Barthes in the intensely living heart of this magnificent novel.
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