Krauss, Nicole
Great House
- ISBN 13:
- 9780670919345
- author:
- Krauss, Nicole
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Viking
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
- Genre:
- Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Great House is a haunting story that explores loss and memory. A woman spends the night with a young poet before he departs, leaving her at his desk. Later, a man caring for his dying wife discovers a lock of hair that unravels a terrible secret.
The book weaves an intricate web of its characters' lives across continents and decades, spanning love, loss, and survival against the odds. Nicole Krauss's writing is full of mystery and suspense, building towards a great climax in contemporary fiction.