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Love is Blind
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A sweeping tale of love, revenge and music from one of Britain's best-loved novelists.
When Brodie Moncur, a young Scottish musician, is offered a job in Paris, he seizes the chance to flee Edinburgh and his tyrannical clergyman father and begin a wildly different new chapter in his life. In Paris, a fateful encounter with a famous pianist irrevocably changes his future - and sparks an obsessive love affair with a beautiful Russian soprano, Lika Blum.
Moving from Paris to St Petersburg to Edinburgh and back again, Brodie's love for Lika and its dangerous consequences pursue him around Europe and beyond, during an era of overwhelming change as the 19th century becomes the 20th.
Love is Blind is a tale of dizzying passion and brutal revenge; of all the possibilities that life can offer, and how cruelly they can be snatched away. At once an intimate portrait of one man's life and an expansive exploration of the beginning of the 20th century, Love is Blind is a heart-stopping new novel from one of Britain's greatest writers.
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Love is Blind by William Boyd is praised as an immersive and compelling work, showcasing Boyd's prowess in creating vivid and cohesive narratives. The novel is recognised for its captivating pace and rich characterisation, solidifying Boyd's reputation as a master storyteller. Critics commend its blend of fact and fiction, with many considering it one of his finest works, illustrating his unparalleled storytelling skills.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241295922
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 May 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 268g
Pages: 384
About the Author
William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. His first novel, A Good Man in Africa, won the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Somerset Maugham Prize. His other novels include An Ice Cream War, Armadillo, Any Human Heart, Restless and Sweet Caress. His latest book is the short-story collection The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth. He is married and divides his time between London and south west France.
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