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From the best-selling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog comes a story of one man's promise to hold a secret that will keep him from the greatest joy in his life.
One night at a party of artists and intellectuals in Kyoto, Japanese art dealer Haru encounters a woman who unsettles him more than anyone else ever has and he is compelled to know her. Maud, a French woman passing through Japan, is distant. Her cold gaze challenges any exchange, yet she is drawn to Haru.
After spending ten intense nights together, Maud leaves without a word. Haru is determined to find her, when he learns that she is carrying his child. But his advances are unwelcome. Maud wants to raise the child alone, and extracts a heartbreaking promise from him to stay out of their lives.
In her poetically precise prose, Muriel Barbery explores beauty and the deep love of a father, but also captures a darkness that pushes people apart as it draws them closer together.
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Barbery, Muriel
- ISBN: 9798889660040
- Condition: Used
- Number Of Pages: 196
- Publication Year: 2024
Language:
English