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Chris is bored, lonely, trapped in a loveless, sexless marriage. In his forties, he’s a stranger to the 1970s youth culture of London, a stranger to himself on the night he invites a hooker into his car.
Roza is Yugoslavian, recently moved to London, the daughter of one of Tito’s partisans. She’s in her twenties, but has already lived a life filled with danger, misadventure, romance, and tragedy. And though she’s not a hooker, when she’s propositioned by Chris, she gets into his car anyway.
Over the next few months Roza tells Chris the stories of her past. She’s a fast-talking Scheherazade, saving her own life by telling it to Chris. And he takes in her tales as if they were oxygen in an otherwise airless world. But is Roza telling the truth? Does Chris hear the stories through the filter of his own need? Does it even matter?
The deeply moving story of their unlikely love – narrated in the moment and through recollection, each of their voices deftly realized – is also a brilliantly subtle commentary on storytelling: its seductions and powers, and its ultimately unavoidable dangers.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A beautifully wrought and unlikely love story, shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award- 'Sublimely funny and moving.by the time I'd finished this sleek little novel I'd laughed out loud numerous times and, eventually, cried.' IndependentA beautiful and unlikely love story about what unites us from the bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin.Chris is in his forties- bored, lonely, trapped in a loveless, sexless marriage.He's a stranger to the 1970s youth culture of London, a stranger to himself on the night he invites a prostitute into his car.Roza has recently moved to London from eastern Europe. She's in her twenties, but has already lived a life filled with danger, misadventure, romance, and tragedy. And though she's not a prostitute, when she's propositioned by Chris, she gets into his car anyway.Over the next few months Roza tells Chris the stories of her past. She's a fast-talking Scheherazade, saving her own life by telling it to Chris. And he takes in her tales as if they were oxygen in an otherwise airless world. But is Roza telling the truth? Does it even matter?'Sublimely funny and moving' Independent A beautiful and unlikely love story about what unites us from the bestselling author of Captain Corellis Mandolin.Chris is in his forties: bored, lonely, trapped in a loveless, sexless marriage. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099520283
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Book Description Condition: New. 2009. 01st Edition. Paperback. Chris is in his forties: bored, lonely, trapped in a loveless, sexless marriage. He's a stranger to the 1970s youth culture of London, a stranger to himself on the night he invites a prostitute into his car. Roza is Yugoslavian, recently moved to London. She's in her twenties, but has already lived a life filled with danger and misadventure. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780099520283
Book Description Condition: New. 2009. 01st Edition. Paperback. Chris is in his forties: bored, lonely, trapped in a loveless, sexless marriage. He's a stranger to the 1970s youth culture of London, a stranger to himself on the night he invites a prostitute into his car. Roza is Yugoslavian, recently moved to London. She's in her twenties, but has already lived a life filled with danger and misadventure. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780099520283