Asunder: A Novel
Intrigue amoureuse à sensations, Oeuvres littéraires (romans), Sensations (romans à)
Audio avec voix de synthèse, Braille automatisé
Résumé
&“Lyrical and haunting . . . A beautiful portrait of urban loneliness, and the pursuit of meaning amid the barbed comforts of solitude.&” —The Economist Marie&’s job as a security guard at the National Gallery in London offers her the life she always wanted, one… of invisibility and quiet contemplation. But through the hushed corridors of England&’s largest art museum surge currents of history and violence. For in this hall filled with paintings whose power belies their own fragility, there also lingers the legacy of Marie&’s great-grandfather Ted, himself a museum guard. Decades earlier, he slipped and fell moments before reaching the suffragette Mary Richardson as she took a blade to one of the gallery&’s masterpieces on the eve of the First World War. After nine years on the job, Marie begins to feel the tug of restlessness. A decisive change comes in the form of a winter trip to Paris—where, with the arrival of an uninvited guest and an unexpected encounter, her carefully contained world will be torn open . . . The follow-up to Chloe Aridjis&’s &“charming and unconventional debut, Book of Clouds&” (The Independent), Asunder is a &“captivating, cerebral novel&” (Booklist) of beguiling depths and beautiful strangeness, exploring the delicate balance between creation and destruction, control and surrender. &“[An] oddly compelling tale . . . Dark and peculiar, simultaneously sinister and playful, Aridjis&’ modern gothic vision will charm those prepared to linger in her cabinet of curiosities.&” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review &“Dramatic and affecting, completely coherent and oddly irresistible. It is a brilliant book.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review