The Affairs of Others
$20.81
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
10 February 2015
Summary
For fans of Siri Hustvedt and Nicole Krauss, THE AFFAIRS OF OTHERS is an exceptional debut about the awakening of a young widow and ‘carries a considerable erotic charge, but there’s much more to it besides: grief is Amy Grace Loyd’s subject and her narrative is as psychologically acute as it is sensual’ (DAILY MAIL).
In the five years since her young husband’s death, Celia Cassill has retreated from view. She has moved from one New York neighbourhood to another, but she has not moved…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780226811 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780226810 |
| Author: | Amy Grace Loyd |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 10 February 2015 |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
The first novel from the ex-literary editor of PLAYBOY carries a considerable erotic charge, but there’s much more to it besides: grief is Amy Grace Loyd’s subject and her narrative is as psychologically acute as it is sensual. What’s more she is as good on the texture of spring in the city as she is on the faces and flesh. A classy debut by a sure-footed storyteller - DAILY MAIL
THE AFFAIRS OF OTHERS is an assured and moving debut novel. It has the kind of real tenderness and simplicity that takes great skill to achieveTHE AFFAIRS OF OTHERS is a wonderful novel, beautifully written and sensuous, rich with emotion and psychological truth. Amy Grace Loyd’s prose hums with desire as she creates a Brooklyn walk-up that comes alive with the yearning of its tenants, and moves them toward an unforgettable ending - suspenseful, erotic and ultimately hopefulDebut novels don’t come any more sure-handed and deftly written than THE AFFAIRS OF OTHERS. But it’s the damaged, brokenhearted Celia - Amy Grace Loyd’s brave, all-in protagonist - who latches on to us and refuses to loosen her gripAbout The Author
Amy Grace Loyd
Amy Grace Loyd is an executive editor at BYLINER INC. and was the fiction and literary editor of PLAYBOY magazine for over six years until 2011. She has also worked in THE NEW YORKER’s fiction department and was associate editor on the NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS Classics series. She has been a MacDowell and Yaddo fellow. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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