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Indiscretion

Autor Charles Dubow
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 apr 2014
The Great Gatsby meets The Secret History in this torrid novel of love, lust and deception.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780007556601
ISBN-10: 0007556608
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 128 x 198 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers

Recenzii

“Indiscretion richly delves into the complex permutations of love. Charles Dubow writes with nuanced precision, and his characters are captivatingly real. This is a fine, supple, riveting first novel.” — Kate Christenson, author of The Great Man and The Astral
“Charles Dubow has pulled off something remarkable: a finely tuned, perfectly pitched literary novel with the urgency of a tensely plotted thriller. I couldn’t put it down.” — Chris Pavone, author of the New York Times bestseller The Expats
“An epic novel of friendship, betrayal and undying love ... outstanding” — Kirkus Reviews
“A smart, sensuous, and moving debut. … Delicious. ... The characters exude a Jazz Age glamour.” — O magazine
“A cultural lament wrapped in a lesson about extramarital lust--a riveting read.” — Daily Beast
“Dubow proves himself to be an elegant writer with a shrewd sense of how to shape his material for the broadest appeal. Glamourous settings, old money, and steamy sex all combine to make this one a totally addictive read.” — Booklist
“Dubow’s first novel is a deliciously absorbing page-turner. His captivating characters jump off the page to pull the reader into their story.” — Library Journal (starred review)
“Dubow has composed an addictive first novel that keeps the reader guessing with the turn of each page. . . . INDISCRETION transcends the love story archetype.” — BookPage
“Charles Dubow’s greatest triumph is in the way that he reinvents and reinvigorates familiar themes in a mesmerizing new way.” — New World Review
“An homage to Gatsby-right down to its Nick Carraway-ish narrator-this is a suspenseful, diverting debut.” — People
“Dubow writes with a kind of urgency that grabs you by the pajamas and won’t let go. Indiscretion is a page-turner of high style.” — Washington Independent Review of Books

Notă biografică

Charles Dubow is the author of the novel Indiscretion, a founding editor of Forbes.com, and was an editor at Businessweek.com. He was educated at Wesleyan University and New York University, and has worked as a roustabout, a lumberjack, a sheepherder in New Zealand, and a congressional aide. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Melinda, and children, William and Isabella.