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A stirring literary tale of book lovers and sexual obsession from the talented young author of The Night Climbers.
He collects books:
Interior designer for the rich and powerful, Matt de Voy lends his tasteful eye to the households of his wealthy female clients. He also advises on which books should adorn their shelves. His deep knowledge of literature becomes his sharpest tool of seduction.
He collects women:
Despite himself, Matt begins to fall in love with one of his most beautiful clients, Claudia. She is modest, clever and married to a nouveau riche husband who arouses in Matt a visceral and all-consuming hatred.
But is he a murderer? Imagining himself a tragic hero from one of the Greek classics that obsess him, Matt's fixation on the unavailable Claudia threatens to drive him over the edge.
Set at the cusp of the City of London's financial meltdown, The Book Lover's Tale opens a door into the extravagant world of the filthy rich, the smart and the debauched. This chilling encounter between old money and new, between the real world and the imagined, is also a moving portrayal of a confused hero's battle to know himself.
He collects books:
Interior designer for the rich and powerful, Matt de Voy lends his tasteful eye to the households of his wealthy female clients. He also advises on which books should adorn their shelves. His deep knowledge of literature becomes his sharpest tool of seduction.
He collects women:
Despite himself, Matt begins to fall in love with one of his most beautiful clients, Claudia. She is modest, clever and married to a nouveau riche husband who arouses in Matt a visceral and all-consuming hatred.
But is he a murderer? Imagining himself a tragic hero from one of the Greek classics that obsess him, Matt's fixation on the unavailable Claudia threatens to drive him over the edge.
Set at the cusp of the City of London's financial meltdown, The Book Lover's Tale opens a door into the extravagant world of the filthy rich, the smart and the debauched. This chilling encounter between old money and new, between the real world and the imagined, is also a moving portrayal of a confused hero's battle to know himself.
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About the Author:
IVO STOURTON was born in 1982 and works as a lawyer in the City of London. He is the son of the BBC Radio journalist Ed Stourton. His first novel, The Night Climbers, a thriller about the students who scale the college walls of Cambridge, is being made into a film. This is his second novel.
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"A witty and well-observed tale of obsession and delusion, with a satirical smattering of snobbery" * Tatler * "Artful twists and social satire enjoyably merge with cheeky literary allusions" * Independent * "Smart, funny, and full of literary resonance" * Daily Mail * "All readers who love the book world will find stimulating amusement and argument here" -- Jane Jakeman * Independent *
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- PublisherBlack Swan
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0552773875
- ISBN 13 9780552773874
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