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A Recent Martyr Valerie Martin

A Recent Martyr By Valerie Martin

A Recent Martyr by Valerie Martin


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Summary

From the Orange Prize-winning author of PROPERTY and ITALIAN FEVER, a superb novel of love and sexual obsession.

A Recent Martyr Summary

A Recent Martyr by Valerie Martin

'Few have written so surprisingly, so convincingly, as Valerie Martin about sexual obsession and the perverse twistings of the human heart' Margaret Atwood

'The writing - so prised and clean limbed - is a marvel' Toni Morrison

Set in New Orleans, this is a novel about a love triangle. Married mother, Emma Miller, is bored with her husband, her job and her life so she begins a passionate, often violent, affair with Pascal Toussaint, a sadist with whom she becomes obsessed. Pascal, in the meantime, is fixated on a young novice called Claire D'anjou. Claire seems rather cold, is devout to an extreme, and is prone to visions. Pascal's father describes her as 'not satisfied with being only mortal'. Emma endures the same sort of self-effacement in her relationship with Paul as Claire does in her struggle towards religious purity. This is all set against the backdrop of a city overrun by rats and awash with a mysterious plague.

A Recent Martyr Reviews

Few have written so surprisingly, so convincingly, as Valerie Martin about sexual obsession and the perverse twistings of the human heart -- Margaret Atwood
The writing - so prised and clean limbed - is a marvel -- Toni Morrison
A wonderful novel, vivid, revealing -- Carol Shields
A marvel ... a novel which deals with a huge subject with originality -- Ahdaf Soueif
Valerie Martin's gifts - a fearless originality and seemingly limitless perspective combined with a cool and elegant intelligence - are all on splendid display -- Barbara Gowdy

About Valerie Martin

Valerie Martin is one of America's finest contemporary novelists, best known for her Orange Prize-winning PROPERTY and also the acclaimed MARY REILLY, which was filmed by Stephen Frears. Other highly praised novels include THE GHOST OF THE MARY CELESTE and MRS GULLIVER.

She is the author of three collections of short stories and SALVATION, a biography of St Francis.

www.valeriemartinonline.com

Additional information

GOR003218392
9780753820421
0753820420
A Recent Martyr by Valerie Martin
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
2005-02-03
224
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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