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Review 'In Elizabeth Judd, Katherine Bucknell's first novel creates a tyrannical anti-heroine comparable to Somerville and Ross' malevolent Charlotte Mullen in The Real Charlotte ... The twisting machinations of this she-devil are...
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Review 'In Elizabeth Judd, Katherine Bucknell's first novel creates a tyrannical anti-heroine comparable to Somerville and Ross' malevolent Charlotte Mullen in The Real Charlotte ... The twisting machinations of this she-devil are recounted with a sharp irony that stings like a splash of lemon juice on a cut finger.' Sunday Times 'A remarkably vigorous and subtle first novel: it is written with commanding authority and is impressively accomplished. The plotting is bold and alluring. The characters are vividly realised, forensically examined ! beautifully observed. The writing throughout is spare and punctilious.' Independent 'A memorable debut' Observer 'An artistic triumph' Sunday Telegraph 'An impressively structured novel.' Spectator 'A sharp, pacily written examination of a marriage in slow motion.' Time Out 'The best first novel I've read this year ! notable for its skilful design and exceptionally good prose' Frank Kermode, TLS 'Divorce, money, sexy men and classy prose. Chick lit for clever girls.' Style Magazine, Sunday Times Good Housekeeping A superior debut novel...sweet with revenge and sharp writing. Linda Grant, Observer 'Bucknell has in abundance the resources to write powerful, moving, intense and intelligent fiction. Diana Hendry, Spectator 'This is an impressively structured novel in its movement both in time and place.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Time Out 'A sharp, pacily written examination of a marriage in slow motion.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Terri Apter, TLS '...superbly draws a secure, unquestioned world and its subsequent downfall. There is much to admire in the writing.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Style Magazine,Sunday Times 'Divorce, money, sexy men - and classy prose. Chick lit for clever girls.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Sunday Times 'Bucknell's first novel creates a tyrannical anti-heroine comparable to Somerville and Ross' malevolent Charlotte Moller in The Red Charlotte.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Alexandra Shulman, The Observer 'brilliantly observed' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Blake Morrison, The Guardian 'it's a coolly passionate study of a failing marriage with a memorable superbitch.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Product Description In this remarkable debut novel, Katherine Bucknell compellingly captures the tragedy of a disintegrating marriage. She brilliantly evokes a world glittering with wealth and social prestige yet stalked by desolation. David is an American investment banker working in London; Elizabeth, his wife, is a woman of peerless beauty and refinement. They have two children; their marriage seems perfect. But one summer evening, David finds himself alone in their empty Belgravia mansion. Elizabeth has abandoned him and fled to Virginia. David receives a phonecall from a long-lost friend, and so begins a transatlantic tale about friendship, marriage and betrayal that is filled with unexpected reversals. Canarino is a portrait of intimate relationships set in a world of privilege and achievement. Its characters possess personal gifts in dazzling abundance, yet their appetites to succeed, to be exceptional, tempt them to risk everything. How can we recognise love and friendship? Which bonds last longest? What is the cost of seeking perfection? Beneath the novel's polished surface lie haunting psychological depths. Canarino is a novel that lingers in the mind, long after the final page has been turned. About the Author Katherine Bucknell is a journalist and the editor of the Isherwood Diaries. This is her first novel.
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