The Wine of Solitude
Irène Némirovsky author Sandra Smith translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:6th Sep '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
From the author of Suite Francaise comes a powerful novel of family, war and the end of innocence
From the author of the bestselling Suite Française.
Hélène is a troubled young girl. As first the Great War and then the Russian Revolution rage in the background, she grows from a lonely, melancholy child to an angry young woman intent on destruction.
From the author of the bestselling Suite Française.
Hélène is a troubled young girl. Neglected by her self-absorbed mother and her adored but distant father, she longs for love and for freedom. As first the Great War and then the Russian Revolution rage in the background, she grows from a lonely, melancholy child to an angry young woman intent on destruction.
The Wine of Solitude is a powerful tale of an unhappy family in difficult times and a woman prepared to wreak a shattering revenge.
A wonderfully atmospheric novel...captivating and searingly honest... A brilliant coming of age novel -- Helen Dunmore * Guardian, Books of the Year *
Haunting...profound...exquisitely wrought * Independent on Sunday *
The tangle of this unhappy family is beautifully and ruthlessly analysed... The relationship between mother and daughter is described with uncompromising lucidity... Némirovsky evokes the places of her childhood with a sensuous clarity * Guardian *
The Wine of Solitude is an end-of-innocence story... It is Némirovsky's powers of social observation...the implacable eye for the nuances of human conduct, that make The Wine of Solitude so memorable * Financial Times *
Beautifully written... Her ability to evoke the feeling of time and especially place is remarkable * Scotsman *
ISBN: 9780099520375
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 16mm
Weight: 181g
256 pages