The Centre of Winter by Marya Hornbacher
A fascinating, highly unusual, literary novel of love, obsession and powerful women by the author of the highly acclaimed Wasted.Praise for The Centre of Winter…
‘Hornbacher has created characters who are genuine, engaging, and unforgettableFollowing her brutally honest memoir, the acclaimed Wasted (1998), with this stunning debut novel, Hornbacher, who inevitably will be compared to Alice Sebold, proves herself to be a master storyteller’ Booklist (starred review)
‘Hornbacher succeeds marvelously…[She] constructs a kaleidoscope of speakers at times beautiful and often disturbing…[An] adroit first novel.’ Los Angeles Book Review
Praise for Wasted…
‘A stunningly original and beautifully written book gouging deep into a gruesome subject which, by comparison, other writers have merely flirted with.’
Katie Campbell, Evening Standard
‘This factual account of a 23-year old’s experience of anorexia and bulimia is not just another confessional. It has not been written as an act of therapy or for financial gain. It is a prose poem … Like Plath, Hornbacher writes with a metaphoric intensity which at times seems tragically indistinguishable from the power of her drive to self-destruct. Her brutal honesty as to why it happened to her and her lack of special pleading, only adds to the essential pain of the book. If you want to understand anorexia, read this book.’
Alice Thompson, Scotsman
‘What marks Wasted out is the quality of the voice. Hornbacher is, simply, a good writer. Coolly vivid, there’s an edge to her prose … Her gift for description makes even the familiar aspects of the phenomenon newly real.’ Sylvia Brownrigg, Guardian
Marya Hornbacher’s memoir ‘Wasted’ was published to critical acclaim in 1998, and her novel ‘The Centre of Winter’ was published in 2005. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780006552055 |
| ISBN 10 | 0006552056 |
| Title | The Centre of Winter |
| Author | Marya Hornbacher |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2006-01-03 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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