Summary
Sometimes love can speak louder than words …
Paul Iverson’s life is stable, orderly and dull - until he meets Lexy and her Rhodesian Ridgeback dog, Lorelei. From their first date, Lexy sweeps him off his feet and brings him passion, adventure and love. But one afternoon, Lexy climbs the apple tree in their backyard and falls to her death. Heartbroken, Paul cannot believe it was an accident and sets out to uncover the truth, with the help of the only creature who saw what happened, Lor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340827932 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340827939 |
| Author: | Carolyn Parkhurst |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2004 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 19mm |
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Wonderfully inventive and slyly funny
Inventive and gripping … Parkhurst handles the quest formula with originality and humour - Literary Review
‘If you like a tear-jerker with a twist you’ll adore this. In the vein of Maggie O’Farrell’s After You’d Gone, it deals with the loss of a loved one’ - GlamourOne of those rare novels … that intrigues, pulls on the heartstrings and confuses you all at once - Time OutA shimmering fictional portrait of love and loss - ScotsmanPrepare to have your heart smashed into melancholy pieces - ElleMesmerising and unusual … The book is beautifully written and, alongside thriller-like elements, packs a powerful emotional punch - Good HousekeepingAn extraordinarily moving novel, poised halfway between a lament and a mystery … A novel to be read in one sitting, LORELEI’S SECRET is one of this summer’s “must read” books - Big Issue (in the North)Captivatingly strange … perilously adorable - New York TimesAbout The Author
Carolyn Parkhurst
Carolyn Parkhurst’s fiction has appeared in ‘The North American Review’, The Minnesota Review’, ‘Hawai’i Review’ and ‘The Crescent Review’. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and their son.
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