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"Not typical William Boyd. In fact I had to keep checking to make sure it was the same author as his other novels. A sprawling novel with some unlikely events which caused to me to suspect it was a true story, but it isn't. Not totally convincin..."
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"When Brodie Moncur is offered a job in Paris, he seizes the chance to flee Edinburgh and his tyrannical clergyman father, and begin a wildly different chapter in his life. In Paris, a fateful encounter with a famous pianist abruptly alters his...
"College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to...
"This book is superb. The quality of his writing is quite simply brilliant. Characters, descriptions, rich use of language are just amazing.. I read this before realizing it was the third of a trilogy but it did not disappoint. it is a story of f..."
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An actor in the twilight of his career reflects on a poignant first love affair at the age of fifteen with his best friend's mother and inexplicably lands a role opposite a famous but fragile actress who helps him come to an astonishing...