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The dreams of Bethany Mellmoth / William Boyd.
Van Pelt Library PR6052.O9192 A6 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boyd, William, 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
- Interpersonal relations.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Short stories.
- Physical Description:
- 247 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2017.
- Summary:
- A philandering art dealer tries to give up casual love affairs - seeking only passionate kisses as a substitute. A man recounts his personal history through the things he has stolen from others throughout his life. A couple chart the journey of their five year relationship backwards, from awkward reunion to lovelorn first encounter. And, at the heart of the book, a 24-year old young woman, Bethany Mellmoth, embarks on a year-long journey of wishful and tentative self-discovery. The Dreams of Bethany Mellmoth depicts the random encounters that bring the past bubbling to the surface; the impulsive decisions that irrevocably shape a life; and the endless hesitations and loss-of-nerve that wickedly complicate it. These funny, surprising and moving stories are a resounding confirmation of Boyd's powers as one of our most original and compelling storytellers.
- Contents:
- The man who liked kissing women
- The road not taken
- Camp K 101
- Humiliation
- Unsent letters
- The things I stole
- The diaries
- The dreams of Bethany Mellmoth
- The vanishing game: an adventure.
- ISBN:
- 9780241295878
- 0241295874
- 9780241295885
- 0241295882
- OCLC:
- 962354154
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