The Perfect Circle"Marianne, a young Montrealer, has come to live in Tuscany to draw and write and examine her life. Here she meets Marco, a temptingly seductive man who still lives in his mother's house in the village and who's not prepared to commit himself to anything resembling a shared life. Though he breaks her heart, again and again, Marianne can only avoid him by returning to Canada. This first novel by Pascale Quiviger is marked by its luminous language and its unstinting look at what makes Marianne, and Marco, and, indeed, an entire village and the world beyond it, tick."--Cormorant Books. |
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Page 18
... lake with his sailboard , while you wait for him on the deserted platform , half understanding though you won't admit it to yourself that you'll always be waiting for him . Half understanding that suffering while you wait for him will ...
... lake with his sailboard , while you wait for him on the deserted platform , half understanding though you won't admit it to yourself that you'll always be waiting for him . Half understanding that suffering while you wait for him will ...
Page 43
... lake , then back up to the road . Along the footpath circling the lake are scattered a myriad bars . Inevitably an acquaintance has stopped at one of them , so they stop as well , or toot their horns . Often the evening outing will be ...
... lake , then back up to the road . Along the footpath circling the lake are scattered a myriad bars . Inevitably an acquaintance has stopped at one of them , so they stop as well , or toot their horns . Often the evening outing will be ...
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... lake full of water weeds . I wanted to cross the lake but none of the shores was the right one , I was tired , hungry , I woke up thirsty . On an island along the way I saw a church whose steps dropped abruptly into the water , it was ...
... lake full of water weeds . I wanted to cross the lake but none of the shores was the right one , I was tired , hungry , I woke up thirsty . On an island along the way I saw a church whose steps dropped abruptly into the water , it was ...
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