Victorine - Brossura

Texier, Catherine

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0141017082 ISBN 13: 9780141017082

Casa editrice: Penguin, 2005

Riassunto

In a novel of love, adventure and self-discovery, Catherine Texier takes a mystery from her family's past and draws from it an unforgettable portrait of a remarkable woman - her great-grandmother, Victorine.
A young school teacher in the Vendee in the 1980's, Victorine is married with two young children. However, when she falls desperately in love with a customs officer she abandons her family for her lover and a new life in Indochina.
On a single day in 1940, as Victorine reflects on her past, we travel back with her to that extrodinary period of her life. It is a remarkable story which explores a woman's personal conflict between duty and independence, tradition and freedom. This is a lush, lyrical and evocative novel, taking the reader from the willow-lined canals of the Vendee to the sun-drenched days and languorous nights along the Mekong River at the dawn of the twentieth century.

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L'autore:

Catherine Texier was born and raised in France and now lives in New York City. She is the author of three novels and a memoir. She was co-editor of a literary magazine and a regular contributer to 'The New York Times' and has written for several other leading magazines. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Award and of two New York Foundation for the Arts fellowships. Her work has been translated into ten languages.

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• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0141017082
• ISBN 13: 9780141017082
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336