One Hour of Fervour
Muriel Barbery
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Beschreibung
From the bestselling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog comes the story of one man's promise to keep a secret that may hold him from the greatest joy possible.Haru, a successful Japanese art dealer, appreciates beauty, harmony, balance and good sake.One evening at a party he meets Maud, an enigmatic Frenchwoman, and after a brief intense romance he learns that she is pregnant with his child. But Maud issues him a heartbreaking warning: if he ever tries to see her or the child, she will kill herself.Quietly devastated, Haru resigns himself to loving his daughter from afar. And Rose grows up on the other side of the world, without ever knowing her father. Is it too late to change things?From international bestseller Muriel Barbery., this is a stunning tale of friendship, secrets and a father's enduring love.
Kundenbewertungen
Gentle story, Emotional storytelling, Family secrets, Secret child, Fiction set in Japan, Spiritual journeys, Fathers and daughters, French fiction, Japanese philosophy, Second chances, Secrets and lies, Sacrifice, Kyoto, Cross-cultural romance, Fiction about family, Forbidden love, Art dealer