Pages for You
Published on 29. June 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-5098-3660-4 (ISBN)
Description
Pages for You is story of the beginning, blossoming and falling apart of a delirious love affair, by Sylvia Brownrigg.
'A love letter written for a lost lover . . . mesmerizing' - Helen Dunmore, The Times
When Flannery Jansen arrives at university, she is totally unprepared for an encounter that will rock her existence. But when she comes across Anne Arden in a local diner, Flannery falls dramatically and desperately in love.
Flannery is quickly embarrassed in the face of the older woman's poise and sophistication, and under the gaze of those impossible green eyes, but slowly their paths intertwine, and soon Flannery becomes Anne's eager student in life and love.
'A love letter written for a lost lover . . . mesmerizing' - Helen Dunmore, The Times
When Flannery Jansen arrives at university, she is totally unprepared for an encounter that will rock her existence. But when she comes across Anne Arden in a local diner, Flannery falls dramatically and desperately in love.
Flannery is quickly embarrassed in the face of the older woman's poise and sophistication, and under the gaze of those impossible green eyes, but slowly their paths intertwine, and soon Flannery becomes Anne's eager student in life and love.
Reviews / Votes
A love letter written for a lost lover . . . mesmerizing -- Helen Dunmore * The Times * Candid, fresh and vivid * Sunday Telegraph * Bathed in a joyful, cloistered mood of sensual celebration * New York Times * Exuberant and wistful * TLS * Language is the real object of infatuation here . . . words are as seductive as bodies * Independent on Sunday *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
209 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5098-3660-4 (9781509836604)
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Person
Sylvia Brownrigg is the author of several novels including Pages for You, and her work has been included in the New York Times Notable Books and the LA Times Best Books of the Year. She has written for the New York Times, the Guardian, and the TLS, and she has taught at the American University in Paris. Her novel for children, Kepler's Dream (published under the name Juliet Bell), has been made into a film. She lives in Berkeley, California with her family, and continues to spend time in London.