One Hour of Fervour

Name: One Hour of Fervour
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SKU: 9781805333692
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By Muriel Barbery

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Haru, a successful Japanese art dealer, appreciates beauty, harmony, balance, and good sake. One evening at a party, he meets Maud, an enigmatic Frenchwoman, and after a brief intense romance, he learns that she is pregnant with his child. But Maud issues him a heartbreaking warning:... Read More

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From international bestseller Muriel Barbery., this is a stunning tale of friendship, secrets and a father's enduring love.

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Haru, a successful Japanese art dealer, appreciates beauty, harmony, balance, and good sake.

One evening at a party, he meets Maud, an enigmatic Frenchwoman, and after a brief intense romance, he learns that she is pregnant with his child. But Maud issues him a heartbreaking warning: if he ever tries to see her or the child, she will kill herself.

Quietly devastated, Haru resigns himself to loving his daughter from afar. And Rose grows up on the other side of the world, without ever knowing her father. Is it too late to change things?

One Hour of Fervour explores these poignant themes with grace and subtlety, asking whether true beauty lies not in art or appearances, but in the courage to love.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781805333692

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Press

Contributors:

Translated by Alison Anderson
Translated by Alison Anderson
Translated by Alison Anderson
Translated by Alison Anderson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 240

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Fiction Forbidden Romance General Fiction Literary Fiction Muriel Barbery

About the Author

Muriel Barbery is the author of four previous novels, including the IMPAC-shortlisted multimillion-copy bestseller The Elegance of the Hedgehog. She has lived in Kyoto, Amsterdam and Paris and now lives in the French countryside.

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