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The Book Lovers Tale Ivo Stourton

The Book Lovers Tale By Ivo Stourton

The Book Lovers Tale by Ivo Stourton


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Summary

Interior designer for the rich and powerful, Matt de Voy lends his tasteful eye to the households of his wealthy female clients. His knowledge of literature becomes his sharpest tool of seduction. Despite himself, Matt begins to fall in love with one of his most beautiful clients, Claudia. She is modest, clever and married to a riche husband.

The Book Lovers Tale Summary

The Book Lovers Tale by Ivo Stourton

He collects books: Interior designer for the rich and powerful, Matt de Voy lends his tasteful eye to the households of his wealthy female clients. He also advises on which books should adorn their shelves. His deep knowledge of literature becomes his sharpest tool of seduction. He collects women: Despite himself, Matt begins to fall in love with one of his most beautiful clients, Claudia. She is modest, clever and married to a nouveau riche husband who arouses in Matt a visceral and all-consuming hatred. But is he a murderer? Imagining himself a tragic hero from one of the Greek classics that obsess him, Matt's fixation on the unavailable Claudia threatens to drive him over the edge. Set at the cusp of the City of London's financial meltdown, THE BOOK LOVER'S TALE opens a door into the extravagant world of the filthy rich, the smart and the debauched. This chilling encounter between old money and new, between the real world and the imagined, is also a moving portrayal of a confused hero's battle to know himself.

The Book Lovers Tale Reviews

A witty and well-observed tale of obsession and delusion, with a satirical smattering of snobbery. Tatler Artful twists and social satire enjoyably merge with cheeky literary allusions. Independent Smart, funny, and full of literary resonance. Daily Mail Connoisseurs of human wickedness (as well as fans of Ian McEwan, a palpable influence) will delight in The Book Lover's Tale. The Tablet

About Ivo Stourton

Ivo Stourton was born in 1982 and works a lawyer in the City of London. He is the son of the acclaiimed BBC Radio journalist Ed Stourton. His first novel, THE NIGHT CLIMBERS, a thriller about the students who scale the college walls of Cambridge, is being made into a film. This is his second novel.

Additional information

GOR003139388
9780385611565
0385611560
The Book Lovers Tale by Ivo Stourton
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Transworld Publishers Ltd
20110609
304
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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