Chosen Fiction of the Week in The Observer and primary review in both the Sunday Times and Sunday Telegraph "An excellent work of art..." - The New Statesman At a dinner party on Long Island close to where Gatsby kept his dream, six people reveal themselves to each other and themselves in ways they can't control. Far from a quiet evening on the Sound, the drunken guests struggle toward a deeper connection with one another that seems just out of reach. From small acts and gestures to violence, they become who ...
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Chosen Fiction of the Week in The Observer and primary review in both the Sunday Times and Sunday Telegraph "An excellent work of art..." - The New Statesman At a dinner party on Long Island close to where Gatsby kept his dream, six people reveal themselves to each other and themselves in ways they can't control. Far from a quiet evening on the Sound, the drunken guests struggle toward a deeper connection with one another that seems just out of reach. From small acts and gestures to violence, they become who they are beneath the small talk, the fish fork, and the excellent selection from the wine cellar beneath the trap door in the dining room. In A House on the Sound , international bestselling author Kathrin Perutz expertly reveals the desperate desire in all of us to find an intimate connection with someone, anyone, before it's too late. The perfect read for fans of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby , where too late seems the most likely outcome...
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Fine book in a Fine dust jacket. 213 pages First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Janet Halverson. Her second novel. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to the corners. A beautiful copy!
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Covers fading & a previous owner's bookplate on inside front cover otherwise very good hard cover book/ short closed tear & edgewear otherwise very good dust jacket.
