Until August
Fiction, General Fiction
Hardback Published on: 12/03/2024
£16.99
Bookseller Reviews
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Melancholic and bitter sweet!
A new novel from the great writer Gabriel García Márquez felt like a Christmas gift!
We have just received a copy of the book from the publisher today and ... READ MORE
Not his best, but still good.
have to say I loved the novels of Marquez, but I don't think this is up to his usual standard. To me it is a bit rushed, still better than 80% of writers b... READ MORE
More than a completist’s piece, absorbing, in its way
Eminently readable, this contains all the hallmarks of the master writer, a story woven rather than written. And it’s absorbing, in the way that I hoped it... READ MORE
Synopsis
Sitting alone, overlooking the still and blue lagoon, Ana Magdalena Bach surveys the men of the hotel bar. She is happily married and has no reason to escape the world she has made with her husband and child. And yet, every August, she travels here to the island where her mother is buried, and for one night takes a new lover.
Amid sultry days and tropical downpours, lotharios and conmen, Ana journeys further each year into the hinterland of her desire, and the fear that sits quietly at her heart.
Constantly surprising and wonderfully sensual, Until August is a profound meditation on freedom, regret, and the mysteries of love, from one of the greatest writers the world has ever known.
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241686355
- Number of pages: 144
- Weight: 226g
- Dimensions: 206 x 135 x 17 mm
Customer Reviews
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Only a short read but simply brilliant writing!
Absolutely recommended.
The Last Novella of a Literary Giant
For someone who'd been procrastinating over his novels ... this was the perfect introduction to Gabriel Garcia Marquez. An easy read but one that explores... READ MORE