Desire and Pursuit by Frank Delaney
A tale of love and revenge told in the alternating voices of the two principal characters. Ann Martin has always believed she was born into the wrong family -- the only child of Irish nouveau riche parents whose tasteless, name-dropping loudness she hates. To exact revenge for her 'snobbery' they manoeuvre her into an abusive marriage with her father's brutish, wise-cracking business manager, Joey. But at her wedding reception, in February 1972, she is observed by an English journalist, Christopher Hunter, who is lunching at the hotel. He, a turbulent and withdrawn man, blooded in the savage intrigues of the Troubles, instantly falls in love with her. Thereafter, Christopher obsessively pursues his vision of possessing this beautiful and grave girl whom he has only glimpsed one bright winter day, though she does not even know he exists.
'A powerful blend of romance and hard political fact' Mail on Sunday 'A compelling tale from a writer fully in control of his craft.' Daily Mirror 'Two first-person narratives twisted together into a fat plait of a story. I kept turning the pages.' Independent
Novelist, broadcaster and freelance journalist Frank Delaney was born in the south of Ireland in 1942. His radio programmes have included Bookshelf and the language series Word of Mouth on Radio 4. He regularly appears on TV, having made arts and history documentaries for the BBC, including The Celts, and features in the Book Show on Sky News.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780006497868 |
| ISBN 10 | 0006497861 |
| Title | Desire and Pursuit |
| Author | Frank Delaney |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1999-06-21 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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