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What price perfection? David is an American investment banker living in London; Elizabeth, his wife, is a woman of peerless beauty and refinement. They have two children; their marriage s… Plus…

What price perfection? David is an American investment banker living in London; Elizabeth, his wife, is a woman of peerless beauty and refinement. They have two children; their marriage seems perfect. Why does she want him to retire and move home to America? One summer evening, David, alone in their empty mansion, receives a phone call from a long-lost friend. So begins a tale about friendship, marriage, and betrayal that is filled with unexpected reversals. Canarino is a portrait of intimate re What price perfection? David is an American investment banker living in London; Elizabeth, his wife, is a woman of peerless beauty and refinement. They have two children; their marriage seems perfect. Why does she want him to retire and move home to America? One summer evening, David, alone in their empty mansion, receives a phone call from a long-lost friend. So begins a tale about friendship, marriage, and betrayal that is filled with unexpected reversals. Canarino is a portrait of intimate relationships set in a world of privilege and achievement. Its characters possess personal gifts in dazzling abundance, yet their appetites to succeed, to be exceptional, tempt them to risk everything. What is the cost for the heart of seeking perfection? In Katherine Bucknell's first novel, beauty and passion are stalked by desolation. Like the drink of the title-boiling water over a twist of lemon peel-the prose has a sharp, delicate clarity. Beneath its polished surface lie psychological depths both uncanny and haunting. Canarino is a novel that lingers in the mind, a remarkable debut. Praise The best first novel I've read this year. notable for its skillful design and exceptionally good prose. -Frank Kermode, The Times Literary Supplement Canarino is a book I wish I could have written. brilliantly observed. Each detail is vivid: objects, people, and places are all sketched so precisely. as clear, sharp and sophisticated as you would expect from the title. -Alexandra Shulman, Observer Books of the YearA coolly passionate study of a failing marriage with a memorable superbitch Jamesian hero. -Blake Morrison, Guardian First Novel of the Year [A] remarkably vigorous and subtle first novel. The plotting is bold and alluring. The characters are vividly realised, forensically examined. The writing throughout is spare and punctilious: the narrative tension increases almost unbearably towards the end. -Sue Gaisford, Independent on SundayDiamond-cut prose prises open a sh Fiction & Literature, , Canarino~~ Katherine Bucknell~~Fiction & Literature~~9781623730215, en, Canarino, Katherine Bucknell, 9781623730215, Odyssey Editions, 11/01/2013, , , , Odyssey Editions, 11/01/2013<

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eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), What price perfection?David is an American investment banker living in London; Elizabeth, his wife, is a woman of peerless beauty and refinement. They have two children; their marriage seems perfect. Why does she want him to retire and move home to America? One summer evening, David, alone in their empty mansion, receives a phone call from a long-lost friend. So begins a tale about friendship, marriage, and betrayal that is filled with unexpected reversals.Canarino is a portrait of intimate relationships set in a world of privilege and achievement. Its characters possess personal gifts in dazzling abundance, yet their appetites to succeed, to be exceptional, tempt them to risk everything. What is the cost for the heart of seeking perfection?In Katherine Bucknell's first novel, beauty and passion are stalked by desolation. Like the drink of the title-boiling water over a twist of lemon peel-the prose has a sharp, delicate clarity. Beneath its polished surface lie psychological depths both uncanny and haunting. Canarino is a novel that lingers in the mid, a remarkable debut.Praise The best first novel I've read this year...notable for its skillful design and exceptionally good proose. -Frank Kermode, The Times Literary Supplement Canarino is a book I wish I could have written ... brilliantly observed. Each detail is vivid: objects, people, and places are all sketched so precisely ... as clear, sharp and sophisticated as you would expect from the title. -Alexandra Shulman, Observer Books of the YearA cooly passionate study of a failing marriage with a memorable superbitch Jamesian hero. -Blake Morrison, Guardian First Novel of the Year [A] remarkably vigorous and subtle first novel... The plotting is bold and alluring...The characters are vividly realised, forensically examined... The writing throughout is spare an punctilious: the narrative tension increases almost unbearably towards the end. -Sue Gaisford, Independent on SundayDiamond-cut prose prises open a sham society marriage. -TatlerA sharp, pacily written examination of a marriage in slow motion freefall. - Time OutAn artistic triumph. - Sunday Telegraph, [PU: Odyssey Editions], Seiten: 340, Odyssey Editions, 2013<

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This remarkable debut novel is a vibrant tale of beauty and passion, stalked by desolation. Katherine Bucknell captures the tragedy of a marriage on the brink with extraordinary delicacy … Plus…

This remarkable debut novel is a vibrant tale of beauty and passion, stalked by desolation. Katherine Bucknell captures the tragedy of a marriage on the brink with extraordinary delicacy and insight and draws us into a compelling world glittering with wealth and social prestige.David is an investment banker; Elizabeth, his wife, is a woman of peerless beauty and refinement. They have two children; their marriage seems perfect. Why does she want him to retire and move home to America? One summer evening David, alone in their empty mansion, receives a phone call from a long-lost friend. So begins a tale about friendship, marriage and betrayal that is filled with unexpected reversals.Canarino is a portrait of intimate relationships set in a world of privilege and achievement. Its characters possess personal gifts in dazzling abundance, yet their appetites to succeed, to be exceptional, tempt them to risk everything. How can we recognise love and friendship? Which are the bonds that bind people longest? What is the cost for the heart of seeking perfection?Like the drink of the title – boiling water over a twist of lemon peel – the prose has a sharp, delicate clarity. Beneath its polished surface lie psychological depths both uncanny and haunting. Canarino is a novel that lingers in the mind, long after the final page has been turned. Digital Content>E-books>Fiction>Fiction>Fiction, Odyssey Editions Digital >16<

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