Great House

Name: Great House
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780670919345
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By Nicole Krauss

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Great House by Nicole Krauss weaves together the lives of several characters connected by a massive desk with a mysterious past. Spanning continents and decades, the novel explores themes of memory, loss, and identity, as each character grapples with personal struggles and the legacy of history. Their stories gradually unfold, revealing the powerful impact of the desk and its secrets on their lives.
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This novel may appeal to you if you enjoy intricate storytelling interwoven with themes of memory, loss, and the unexpected connections between disparate lives. Nicole Krauss crafts an emotional narrative filled with rich character studies and thought-provoking reflections on the objects that shape our stories. If you appreciate character-driven fiction with an underlying sense of mystery, this book will likely captivate you.

Great House

Tells a haunting story that explores loss and memory. Spanning continents and decades, and weaving an intricate web of its characters' lives, this book is about love, loss and survival against the odds.

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Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011, this is an astonishing new novel from the bestselling author of The History of Love.

In New York, a woman spends a night with a young Chilean poet before he departs, leaving her his desk. Later, he is arrested by Pinochet's secret police...

In North London, a man caring for his dying wife discovers a lock of hair that unravels a terrible secret...

In Jerusalem, an antiques dealer reassembles his father's study, plundered by the Nazis. One item remains missing...

Spanning continents and decades, weaving an intricate web of its characters' lives, Great House tells a soaring story of love, loss, and survival against the odds.

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Nicole Krauss's Great House has been lauded for its moving and haunting portrayal of loss and memory, with The Guardian praising it as even better than her previous work. The Jewish Chronicle highlights its suspense and compelling climax, marking it as one of the finest contemporary fiction pieces. Descriptions like "extraordinary" and "unforgettable" from the Daily Mail and an "exquisitely measured" narrative leading to a stunning conclusion per the Independent show that it is a must-read, as affirmed by Harper's Bazaar.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780670919345

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 April 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 216g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Nicole Krauss was born in New York in 1974. Her first novel Man Walks into a Room, to be published by Penguin in 2006, was shortlisted for the LA Times Book Award. She lives in Brooklyn.

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