The Goldsmith's Secret
Published on 31. March 2011
96 pages
978-0-85738-435-5 (ISBN)
Description
4 A.M. End of December . . .
Clinton Street, New York. A lonely goldsmith reflects on his life. He decides to return to his home village in Spain, hoping to see again an older woman with whom he had a passionate affair as a teenager.
Instead he meets a young woman who captivates him instantly. Their affair feels so natural it evokes an eerie familiarity, as if he were playing a role already played out. The Goldsmith's Secret is a remarkable story of a love trapped between parallel times, by a writer with a gift for the impossible.
Clinton Street, New York. A lonely goldsmith reflects on his life. He decides to return to his home village in Spain, hoping to see again an older woman with whom he had a passionate affair as a teenager.
Instead he meets a young woman who captivates him instantly. Their affair feels so natural it evokes an eerie familiarity, as if he were playing a role already played out. The Goldsmith's Secret is a remarkable story of a love trapped between parallel times, by a writer with a gift for the impossible.
Reviews / Votes
'A mesmerizing book ... the story is so skilfully structured that at various moments shivers shoot up your spine' Val Hennessy, Daily Mail. * Daily Mail * 'Romantic, speculative, literary and populist ... a captivating story well told and well worth telling ... Nothing less than stunning' Billy O'Callaghan, Irish Examiner. * Irish Examiner * 'This is a beautiful, romantic tearjerker without any of the saccharine fussiness' The Writer's HUB magazine. * Writer's HUB magazine *More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quercus Publishing
Edition type
Digital original
File size
1,97 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-85738-435-5 (9780857384355)
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Elia Barcelo
The Goldsmith's Secret
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03/2011
MacLehose Press
€32.40
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Persons
Elia Barcelo was born in Alicante in 1957 and teaches Spanish Language and Literature at the University of Innsbruck. She made her name in science-fiction, but with books such as Heart of Tango she is fast gaining the wider readership that she so richly deserves.
