Marias, Javier
Berta Isla
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241983553
- author:
- Marias, Javier
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 544
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Thrillers
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Berta Isla is a darkly gripping novel by Javier Marías that examines a relationship shrouded in secrecy and concealment. Young and in love, Berta and Tomás Nevinson meet in Madrid, but their lives take a dramatic turn when they become total strangers living under the shadow of disappearances. Tomás's extraordinary gift for languages and accents draws him into a mysterious world, where he must evade the attentions of a government agency and its agent, Bertram Tupra. As Tomás navigates this treacherous landscape, his fate becomes inextricably linked to that of his beloved Berta, forcing them both to confront the hopelessness of their situation. With meticulous insight into the human soul, Marías probes the urge to change our destiny and the exile we bring upon ourselves, revealing a complex web of pretence, conjecture, and resentment.
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