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Lucca
Jens Christian Grondahl
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9780156029612 Trade Paperback
0156029618
$14.00
336pages
August 2009
Trim Size:
5 5/16 x 8
Copyright Year:
2003
Territory:
US, C, O (-EU)
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Synopsis |
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While recovering from a devastating car accident, Lucca, a young actress with a string of love affairs behind her, is told by her doctor that she may never see again. Robert, her doctor, is recovering in his own way from his wife's infidelity and a failed marriage, finding happiness only in the weekend visits of his young daughter. As he and Lucca begin to share their life stories through daily conversations, the two slowly reveal to each other their own stories of heartbreak; Lucca admits her deliberate role in the collision that nearly killed her, and Robert begins to let go of his past betrayals. A love story of immense emotional reach and affection, Lucca probes deep truths of lust, loneliness, and the healing power of belonging.
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"Powerful. A story told from both sides of the gender chasm."
San Francisco Chronicle,
"[Grondahl] probes the perplexities of romantic love with a gravitas seldom found in this frenetic age."
Los Angeles Times,
"Superb ... combines the power of the written word, the musical score and visual imagery into a ... masterpiece."
The Advocate (Baton Rouge),
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Biography |
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JENS CHRISTIAN GR+NDAHL is one of the most celebrated and widely read authors in Europe today. He has written plays, essays, and twelve novels, and his work has been
translated into more than a dozen languages. He lives in Copenhagen.
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General Subjects |
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Fiction- Literary
Fiction- General
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Academic Disciplines & Course Studies |
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Foreign Languages & Literature- General
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Rights Details |
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First Serial/Second Serial/Reprint/Book Club/Audio/Electronic: Harcourt
UK: Canongate
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Rights Information |
Harvest Books
An imprint ofHarcourt Trade Publishers
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Harcourt Education Company
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