Wonderful, extraordinary -- Judith Kerr<br />A profoundly moving story about love, loss, memory and identity -- Tina Jackson * Metro *<br />A moving portrait of a marriage and an uneasy sense of life's banalities as well as its profundities -- Simon Humphreys * Mail on Sunday *<br />I was very much moved by <i>An Exclusive Love</i>... Johanna Adorjan writes with beautiful precision and suppleness... A truly memorable book -- Diana Athill<br />Beautifully written... ...the precision of the detail and the nuance of the writing somehow make the narrative resonate -- Piers Plowright * Tablet *
One Sunday morning in October, Istvan and his wife Vera start their day as usual. They tidy their house; Vera makes a festive cake to put in the freezer and cuts fresh roses for a vase in the living room. That evening, after nearly fifty years of marriage, they lie down in their bed and take their own lives. Having survived the tumult of twentieth-century Europe and after raising a family together, they could not accept the words 'until death do us part'. While sifting through the fragments of the family history in an attempt to understand this glamorous and enigmatic couple, their granddaughter Johanna Adorjan imagines their final day. Amid the family stories and portraits by friends, she dares to give voice to their never-mentioned experiences in the Holocaust and their escape from Hungary during the uprising of 1956.
Les mer
One Sunday morning in October, Istvan and his wife Vera start their day as usual. While sifting through the fragments of the family history in an attempt to understand this glamorous and enigmatic couple, their granddaughter Johanna Adorjan imagines their final day.
Les mer
A moving and topical love story about a young woman who seeks to unravel the mysteries of her grandparents' tragic decision.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780099552673
Publisert
2012-02-02
Utgiver
Vendor
Vintage
Vekt
139 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192
Forfatter
Oversetter