Summary
A marriage built on lies, a man with many faces, an unpaid debt to the secret service - rich drama from the author of The Infatuations.
‘For a while, she wasn’t sure that her husband was her husband. Sometimes she thought he was, and sometimes not.’
Berta and Tomas meet in Madrid and, though both young, they decide to spend their lives together. Eighteen and betrothed, Tomas leaves to study at Oxford. His talent for languages quickly catches the interest of a certain …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241983553 |
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| ISBN-10: | 024198355X |
| Author: | Javier Marías |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2019 |
| Weight: | 376g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 33mm |
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Compelling
Marías weaves a thrilling and desolate meditation on the psychic costs of the deep state’s dark arts. * 1843 Magazine *Magical…finest novel to date * Alex Clark *Compelling * Tatler *A twisty, thought-provoking tale that puts notions of truth and morality under pitiless scrutiny * The Guardian *elegant, discursive, persuasively vivid novel…powerful and indelible * The National *
About The Author
Javier Marías
Javier Marias was born in Madrid in 1951 and died in 2022. He published fifteen novels, three collections of short stories and several volumes of essays. His work has been translated into forty-three languages and has won a dazzling array of international literary awards, including the prestigious Dublin IMPAC award for A Heart So White. He held academic posts in Spain, the United States and in Britain, as Lecturer in Spanish Literature at Oxford University.
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