India, the 1940s: a time of political turmoil and violence; a country on the verge of its tryst with destiny. Ross Monroe is a boxer, a Catholic and an Anglo-Indian. Throughout his youth, Ross is sustained by a single dream: to box his way to Olympic victory -- until a devastating betrayal by an Englishman sends him into exile, and an obsession which will change his life for ever. In present-day England, Owen Monroe, aspiring novelist, is writing the story of his father's life in an attempt to avoid confronting the problems in his own. But family chronicle turns to amateur sleuthing when a chance discovery provides a clue to the whereabouts of his father's long-lost enemy. The quest that follows takes Owen through the secrets of the Monroe past and into a love affair he could never have thought possible. . .
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Recensione:
* Praise for THE BLOODSTONE PAPERS
- 'The Bloodstone Papers is Duncan's sixth novel and marks his coming-of-age as one of our finest writers' INDEPENDENT
- 'A very moving account of a man who discovers his voice by admitting that he was never sure how he was supposed to sound in the first place' GUARDIAN
L'autore:
Glen Duncan is the critically-acclaimed author of six previous novels, including I, Lucifer and The Bloodstone Papers. He was the first of his Anglo-Indian family to be born in Britain. He lives in South London.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
- EditoreSimon & Schuster
- Data di pubblicazione2007
- ISBN 10 1416522778
- ISBN 13 9781416522775
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine416
-
Valutazione libreria