Canarino by Katherine Bucknell
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.‘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
Katherine Bucknell was born in Saigon and grew up in Washington, D.C. She is a literary scholar and the editor of ‘Juvenilia: Poems 1922-1928’ by W.H. Auden and of ‘Diaries Volume One, 1939-1960’ and ‘Lost Years: A Memoir 1945-1951’ both by Christopher Isherwood. Her novels are ‘Canarino’, ‘Leninsky Prospekt’, and ‘What You Will’. She lives in London with her husband and their three children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007178667 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007178662 |
| Title | Canarino |
| Author | Katherine Bucknell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2005-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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