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The Bay of Noon - by Shirley Hazzard & Hazzard Shirley (Paperback)

Name: The Bay of Noon - by Shirley Hazzard & Hazzard Shirley (Paperback)
Brand: St. Martins Press-3PL
SKU: 90812397
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Long out of print, Shirley Hazzard's classic novel of love and memory A young Englishwoman working in Naples, Jenny comes to Italy fleeing a history that threatened to undo her.
About the Author: Born in Sydney, Australia, Shirley Hazzard (1931-2016) lived in Hong Kong, New Zealand, Italy, and the United States.
192 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Romance

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Long out of print, Shirley Hazzard's classic novel of love and memory

A young Englishwoman working in Naples, Jenny comes to Italy fleeing a history that threatened to undo her. Alone in the fabulously ruined city, she idly follows up a letter of introduction from an acquaintance and so changes her life forever. Through the letter, she meets Giocanda, a beautiful and gifted writer, and Gianni, a famous Roman film director and Giocanda's lover. At work she encounters Justin, a Scotsman whose inscrutability Jenny finds mysteriously attractive. As she becomes increasingly involved in the lives of these three, she discovers that the past--and the patterns of a lifetime--are not easily discarded.

Review Quotes

"Drawn so perfectly that it seems to breathe." --The New York Times Book Review

"Hazzard's prose is clean, witty, playful, and economical. It weaves an armchair traveler's dream landscape." --The New York Times

"Hazzard applies her intelligence to produce a shock of recognition in the reader. . .and she has succeeded brilliantly." --The New Yorker

About the Author

Born in Sydney, Australia, Shirley Hazzard (1931-2016) lived in Hong Kong, New Zealand, Italy, and the United States. She is the author of the acclaimed novel, The Transit of Venus (winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award), as well as several other works of fiction, and most recently a memoir of Graham Greene, Green on Capri.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.46 Inches (W) x .51 Inches (D)

Weight: .41 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 192

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Romance

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL

Theme: Contemporary

Format: Paperback

Author: Shirley Hazzard & Hazzard Shirley

Language: English

Street Date: October 1, 2003

TCIN: 90812397

UPC: 9780312422875

Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-8776

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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