Coral Glynn

By: Peter Cameron

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Paperback | 26 February 2013

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224 Pages

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20.96 x 13.97 x 1.91

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Coral Glynn arrives at Hart House, an isolated manse in the English countryside, early in the very wet spring of 1950, to nurse the elderly Mrs. Hart, who is dying of cancer. Hart House is also inhabited by Mrs. Prence, the perpetually disgruntled housekeeper, and Major Clement Hart, Mrs. Hart's war-ravaged son, who is struggling to come to terms with his latent homosexuality. When a child's game goes violently awry in the woods surrounding Hart House, a great shadow--love, perhaps--descends upon its inhabitants. Like the misguided child's play, other seemingly random events--a torn dress, a missing ring, a lost letter--propel Coral and Clement into the dark thicket of marriage.
A period novel observed through a refreshingly gimlet eye, "Coral Glynn "explores how quickly need and desire can blossom into love, and just as quickly transform into something less categorical. Borrowing from themes and characters prevalent in the work of mid-twentieth-century British women writers, Peter Cameron examines how we live and how we love--with his customary empathy and wit.

Industry Reviews

"A beautiful, absorbing story of love missed, love lost, love found." --The New York Times Book Review

"Brilliantly written...Peter Cameron [is] an elegantly acute and mysteriously beguiling writer." --Richard Eder, The Boston Globe

"A riveting tale with an often heartbreakingly pure prose style...Scenes unfold with the exquisite design of a one-act play, with props skillfully deployed to comic and poignant effect." --Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal

"Get swept up in this subtle and complicated tale." --Entertainment Weekly

"[An] intricate tale taut with suspense...As always, Cameron's prose is something to savor. In his hands, even an ordinary moment can seem extraordinary." --Bharti Kirchner, The Seattle Times

"Haunting... Coral Glynn is like an engrossing black-and-white movie for a rainy afternoon--a tale of clouded hearts, hidden motives, and dangerous affections." --Mark Doty, More

"A twenty-first-century American master." --Christopher R. Beha, Bookforum

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