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Winter's Tale

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ISBN13: 9780151972036
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A bestseller that takes readers on a journey to New York of the Belle Epoque, where Peter Lake attempts to rob a Manhattan mansion only to find the daughter of the house at home. Thus begins the love between the middle-aged Irishman and Beverly Penn, a young girl who is dying. “This novel...is a gifted writers love affair with the language” (Newsday).

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About the Author

Educated at Harvard, Princeton, and Oxford, MARK HELPRIN served in the Israeli army, Israeli Air Force, and British Merchant Navy. He is the author of, among other titles, A Dove of the East and Other Stories, Refiner's Fire, Winter's Tale, and A Soldier of the Great War. He lives in Virginia.
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Susan Lilly, August 24, 2009 (view all comments by Susan Lilly)
This book is pure magic. I've read it 4 or 5 times and each time I discover something new. There are so many things happening in this wonderful story, but Mr. Helprin ties them all together beautifully. The synopsis describes the basic plot, but this book is so much more. It takes place in New York City, but not one we would recognize readily. It is part fantasy, part history, pure delight. The writing is so wondrous, such inspired perfect prose that you find yourself re-reading paragraphs because of how well they are written. I recommend this book to anyone who loves and appreciates a writer who has the gift of good wordplay, not to mention a good story.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780151972036
ill:
Helprin, Mark
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Author:
Helprin, Mark
Author:
Helprin
Location:
San Diego :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Fantastic fiction
Subject:
Supernatural
Subject:
Reincarnation
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Irish americans
Subject:
Love stories
Subject:
Burglars
Subject:
Upper West Side (New York, N.Y.)
Subject:
Supernatural -- Fiction.
Subject:
Burglars -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Subject:
Upper West Side
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
General Fiction
Copyright:
c195
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Series Volume:
no. 87
Publication Date:
19830920
Binding:
Hardback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
688
Dimensions:
9.25 x 6.13 in 9.99 lb
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