ISBN: 9781846687983

This title is based on the true story of Charles Sainte-Beuve, his lover Adele and her husband, Victor Hugo. When Charles Saint-Beuve, a French literary journalist met Victor Hugo, an amb… Plus…

This title is based on the true story of Charles Sainte-Beuve, his lover Adele and her husband, Victor Hugo. When Charles Saint-Beuve, a French literary journalist met Victor Hugo, an ambitious young writer who intended to become famous, he was swept into a world of grand emotions, a world where words can become swords. But it is not Victor he is really attracted to - it is his wife Adele. Soon the two lovers are on the edge of a great scandale and a wounded Victor must exact his price for betrayal, a price that will change the lives of many, including his own children. As Saint-Beuve - a man like no other man - struggles to hold on to what is left of his great love, he finds that only words can rekindle the flame. Set during the tumultuous reign of Napoleon III, this mesmerising novel draws a rich portrait of old Paris, where duels were fought and cholera-ridden bodies float in the Seine. Towering over all is the genius of Victor Hugo, already the voice of France, eventually banished to the island of Guernsey for his opposition to the regime.In contrast come the quieter voices of two women destroyed by Hugo's ferocious literary ambition as well as the unique, acerbic and heart-breaking voice of the critic and essayist, Saint-Beuve, first Hugo's friend and then his unlikely competitor in love. An atmospheric story of delicacy and emotion, of the experience of professional jealousy and personal passion, "The Reinvention of Love" is an outstanding piece of fiction writing, in part about writing itself.; Contemporary Fiction, Serpent's Tail<

ISBN: 1846687985

When Charles Sainte-Beuve, an ambitious French journalist, meets Victor Hugo, a young writer on the verge of fame, he finds himself in a world of great passions, a world where words can b… Plus…

When Charles Sainte-Beuve, an ambitious French journalist, meets Victor Hugo, a young writer on the verge of fame, he finds himself in a world of great passions, a world where words can become swords. But, to his surprise, he is more attracted to Victor’s long-suffering wife, Adèle. When the two lovers create a scandale in Paris, Victor exacts his price for betrayal.Set during the tumultuous reign of Napoleon III, and sweeping from France to the Channel Islands, to Halifax and back, The Reinvention of Love draws a rich portrait of the old city, where duels are fought in its parks and cholera-ridden bodies float in the Seine. Along its narrow, crime-filled streets, noble families and artists—Frédéric Chopin, Georges Sand, Alexandre Dumas—mix with ordinary citizens, who remain restless with ideas of revolution. Towering over all is the enormous talent of Victor Hugo, who is rapidly becoming the voice of France to the world. genre fiction,historical,historical fiction,literature and fiction Historical Fiction, Serpents Tail<

2011, ISBN: 9781846687983

Letzte Aktualisierung am: 10.11.19 06:02:15 Binding: Gebundene Ausgabe, Edition: Main, Label: Serpent's Tail, Publisher: Serpent's Tail, NumberOfItems: 1, medium: Gebundene Ausgabe, numbe… Plus…

Letzte Aktualisierung am: 10.11.19 06:02:15 Binding: Gebundene Ausgabe, Edition: Main, Label: Serpent's Tail, Publisher: Serpent's Tail, NumberOfItems: 1, medium: Gebundene Ausgabe, numberOfPages: 272, publicationDate: 2011-07-07, authors: Helen Humphreys, ISBN: 1846687985 Bücher, Helen Humphreys<