Visit From Voltaire, A (2004 Longlsited For Orange Prize)
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Description:
When an American mother-of-three finds herself overwhelmed in her new home in Switzerland, a visitor pops up offering to cure her son's asthma, her husband's growing indifference, and her own resentment of life. Is he the village nutter or - as he claims to be - the greatest mind of the eighteenth century? This talkative character wearing kneebreeches and wig is the last straw...
When an American mother-of-three finds herself overwhelmed in her new home in Switzerland, a visitor pops up offering to cure her son's asthma, her husband's growing indifference, and her own resentment of life. Is he the village nutter or - as he claims to be - the greatest mind of the eighteenth century? This talkative character wearing kneebreeches and wig is the last straw...
Description:
When an American mother-of-three finds herself overwhelmed in her new home in Switzerland, a visitor pops up offering to cure her son's asthma, her husband's growing indifference, and her own resentment of life. Is he the village nutter or - as he claims to be - the greatest mind of the eighteenth century? This talkative character wearing kneebreeches and wig is the last straw. Though she begs him to go home, he unpacks his mouldy trunk instead. Slowly V. becomes her warmest friend as they laugh and quarrel, and he teaches her the best lesson of all: how to live life to its fullest.
Author Biography:
Born in Detroit, Dinah Lee Kung worked for twenty years as a reporter in Hong Kong for The Economist, BusinessWeek, International Herald Tribune, and The Washington Post. She now lives in Switzerland with her husband, a veteran of the International Red Cross, and their three children.
When an American mother-of-three finds herself overwhelmed in her new home in Switzerland, a visitor pops up offering to cure her son's asthma, her husband's growing indifference, and her own resentment of life. Is he the village nutter or - as he claims to be - the greatest mind of the eighteenth century? This talkative character wearing kneebreeches and wig is the last straw. Though she begs him to go home, he unpacks his mouldy trunk instead. Slowly V. becomes her warmest friend as they laugh and quarrel, and he teaches her the best lesson of all: how to live life to its fullest.
Author Biography:
Born in Detroit, Dinah Lee Kung worked for twenty years as a reporter in Hong Kong for The Economist, BusinessWeek, International Herald Tribune, and The Washington Post. She now lives in Switzerland with her husband, a veteran of the International Red Cross, and their three children.
| Autor | Kung, Dinah Lee |
|---|---|
| Ilmumisaeg | 2004 |
| Kirjastus | Peter Halban Publishers Ltd |
| Köide | Pehmekaaneline |
| Bestseller | Ei |
| Lehekülgede arv | 360 |
| Pikkus | 216 |
| Laius | 216 |
| Keel | English |
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