โ Scribed by Julian Barnes
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Graham Hendrick, an historian, has left his wife Barbara for the vivacious Ann, and is more than pleased with his new life. Until, that is, the day he discovers Ann's celluloid past as a mediocre film actress. Soon Graham is pouncing on old clues, examining her books for inscriptions from past lovers, frequenting cinemas and poring over the bad movies she appeared in. It's not that he blames Anne for having a past before they met, but history has always mattered to him...
An intelligent and addictive entertainment... Mr Barnes has succeeded in writing one of those books that keep us up until 2am reading just one chapter more... few will be able to resist its easy humour and almost insidious readability (New York Times Book Review )
Funny, sad and faintly ominous...making jealousy tangible and dangerous (Harriet Waugh Spectator )
Compelling (Daily Express )
Concise and witty about psychology, ideas and love, in all its many forms (Rosamund Pike The Times )
Frighteningly plausible... stunningly well done (Guardian )
'A remarkably original and subtle novel' Frank Kermode, New York Review of Books
Library : General
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780679736097
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