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A lyrical and beautifully realised novel about a blind man's experiences of the world around him, from the acclaimed author of GHOST MACINDOE. Edward Morton, a translator, and absolutely blind arrives at the Oak, an ailing spa hotel in the west of England, intending to stay for a few days, to visit his family and to work. The manager of the Oak, Malcolm Caldecott, is preparing for the closure of the hotel, and for the visit of Stephanie, the daughter he has not seen for eight years. Eloni Dobra, a chambermaid at the Oak, is striving to establish a life in England, and to free herself of a burden that is crucial to her relationship both with her employer and with Edward Morton. and the absent fifth -- Morton's lover -- moves towards a crisis, perhaps towards a major change and, like the Oak itself, towards an uncertain future. Spanning the last three weeks of the Oak's existence, Invisible interweaves multiple voices -- voices in conversation, voices in writing, on tape, in memory. It's an investigation of our perception of the world and our place in it, of the pleasures and deceptions of the senses, of the uses of language, of the lure of nostalgia and the difficulties of living in the present. Above all, like Buckley's previous novel, Ghost MacIndoe, it's a lyrical celebration of the transient, and an original study of love.
| ISBN-13 | 9780007151875 |
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| ISBN-10 | 000715187X |
| List Price | $21.59 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 342 pages |
| Publisher | Fourth Estate Ltd |
| Published On | 2004-05-04 |
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000715187X. A bright, clean copy.; 9.2 X 6.3 X 1.5 inches; 352 pages.
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