This extraordinary love story, based on historical characters and written with Boyle's customary brilliance and wit, follows the lives of two scarred creatures living in a magical age.
T.C. Boyle. parable about love that tells us nothing about love—except that it is inescapable.” —The San Jose Mercury News “A brutal look at beastly sexuality... what matters is how Boyle has succeeded in using his tools— baroque ...
This extraordinary love story, based on historical characters and written with Boyle's customary brilliance and wit, follows the lives of two scarred creatures living in a magical age.
Geneva, 1904 - Newlyweds Katherine Dexter and Stanley McCormick stand for their picture on the grounds of Prangins, Katherine's chateau in Switzerland. She is twenty-nine, the first female graduate in...
Il agresse même la sienne, qu'il aime tendrement. Le diagnostic tombe : Stanley devra être enfermé à Riven Rock, un institut spécialisé. Il ne doit plus voir de femmes. Jamais !