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Told partially in correspondence, this literary novel is a tragic tale of love, loss, and the lies we choose to believe
Set in 1936 in Belgium and Ceylon, this story traces the development of an unlikely friendship between a young Belgian teenager, Marten Kuypers, and Glen Phayre, a young English woman in her 20s. Glen has left England to live with her aunt, who runs a tea plantation in Ceylon and fills her days with good works, among them the task of writing letters to a Belgian prisoner. But the letters go astray, and are received instead by Marten, eager to discover the wide world outside his small village, and desperately missing his older brother Krelis, who has vanished and is presumed dead. Marten decides to reply to Glen in the guise of the grown-up prisoner she is expecting to hear from, and as their correspondence evolves, they both assume identities that, while false in many respects, remain true to their own selves in other ways. Gradually they come to depend on each other, and their pen friendship proves to be crucial when events in their real lives take on a darker, more threatening significance in the shadow of the impending world war.
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"A beguiling and brave debut novel... Beautifully descriptive, this book captures perfectly the anguish of pre-war Europe, and the outdated colonialism of Ceylon." -- New Books Magazine
"Captivating...an unusual perspective on the well-worn theme of war and what it feels like to be young and not in charge of your destiny." -- The Good Book Guide
"Impressive in its strength and delicacy...the work of ayoung writer to look out for." --The Luxemburger Wort
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Trilby Kent is the author of the young adult novels Medina Hill andStones for My Father.
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- EditoreAlma Books
- Data di pubblicazione2011
- ISBN 10 1846881293
- ISBN 13 9781846881299
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine310
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