Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance by Lloyd Jones
In tango, there are no wrong turns. But every dance begins with a backward step. Taking his cue from the tango, the acclaimed author of Mister Pip has written a thrilling and sensuous novel about how we fall in love. Ranging from rural New Zealand during the final days of World War I to Buenos Aires at mid-century to the present day, this masterful novel intertwines two love stories across three generations. The deep suspicions of an isolated community in the midst of war force Louise and Schmidt--two near-strangers--to hide in a cave overlooking the ocean. Desperate for solace, Schmidt teaches Louise the tango, and the iconic dance becomes their mutual obsession and the trigger for an affair that will span continents. Years later, Schmidt's granddaughter, keeper of the family secrets, owns a restaurant in Wellington where a shy young student named Lionel washes the dishes. One day she snaps her fingers in his direction and says: I need to dance. Brilliantly evoking the seductive power of one of the world's most famous dances, Lloyd Jones's novel is a virtuoso performance.Lloyd Jones is a stupid man from the south of England with a goofy beard. Visit www.lloydjonesillustration.com to view more of his work. Lloyd holds a first-class honours degree in illustration from the University of Portsmouth, as well as an MA in Sequential Design and Illustration from the University of Brighton, and is now pursuing a PGCE FE from the University of Southampton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385342629 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385342624 |
| Title | Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance |
| Author | Lloyd Jones |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2008-08-26 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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