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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication date
October 1, 2005
Pages
224
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780393051100
ISBN-10
0393051102
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$23.95
§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
Testimonies | The road to Samarcand | 21 The Final Unfinished Voyage Of Jack Aubrey | A Book of Voyages | Richard Temple | The Golden Ocean | The Hundred Days
Testimonies | The road to Samarcand | 21 The Final Unfinished Voyage Of Jack Aubrey | A Book of Voyages | Richard Temple | The Golden Ocean | The Hundred Days
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A republished successor to the author's first adult novel, Testimonies, finds Alain Roig returning to his home in France to find his family's property threatened by his dour mayor cousin, Xavier, who would marry a local grocer's daughter. 10,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Xavier is a tragic figure, damned by what he perceives as a lack of feeling; Madeleine is to be his salvation. Unfortunately she does not return his affection, and as the feasts and harvest festivals of Saint-Feliu are played out, she finds herself falling in love with Alain.
A dark story of love and betrayal set against the brilliant colors of the Catalan country in southern France.
This novel, long out of print, is a powerful successor to Testimonies, Patrick O'Brian's first novel written for adults. It is set in that corner of France that became O'Brian's adopted home, where the long dark wall of the Pyrenees runs headlong to meet the Mediterranean. Alan Roig returns to Saint-Feliu after years in the East, and finds his family in crisis. His dour, middle-aged cousin Xavier, mayor and most powerful citizen of the town, has fallen in love and plans to marry the young daughter of the local grocer. The Roig family property is threatened by this union, and Madeleine's relatives object on different grounds.Xavier is a tragic figure, damned by what he perceives as a lack of feeling; Madeleine is to be his salvation. Unfortunately she does not return his affection, and as the feasts and harvest festivals of Saint-Feliu are played out, she finds herself falling in love with Alain.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (March 8, 2006)
9780786284153 | details & prices | 328 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Set amongst the rolling vineyards and gentle courtyards of a small seaside village in Catalonia, Patrick O'Brian's second novel is a poignant story of tumultuous love, complex faith and one man's desperate bid to reclaim his humanity.
About: Set amongst the rolling vineyards and gentle courtyards of a small seaside village in Catalonia, Patrick O'Brian's second novel is a poignant story of tumultuous love, complex faith and one man's desperate bid to reclaim his humanity.
The price comparison is for this edition
from W W Norton & Co Inc (October 1, 2005); titled "Catalans"
9780393051100 | details & prices | 224 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $23.95
About: A republished successor to the author's first adult novel, Testimonies, finds Alain Roig returning to his home in France to find his family's property threatened by his dour mayor cousin, Xavier, who would marry a local grocer's daughter.
About: A republished successor to the author's first adult novel, Testimonies, finds Alain Roig returning to his home in France to find his family's property threatened by his dour mayor cousin, Xavier, who would marry a local grocer's daughter.
Paperback
Reprint edition from W W Norton & Co Inc (July 1, 2007)
9780393329728 | details & prices | 223 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $18.95
About: A republished successor to the author's first adult novel, Testimonies, finds Alain Roig returning to his home in France to find his family's property threatened by his dour mayor cousin, Xavier, who would marry a local grocer's daughter.
About: A republished successor to the author's first adult novel, Testimonies, finds Alain Roig returning to his home in France to find his family's property threatened by his dour mayor cousin, Xavier, who would marry a local grocer's daughter.
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