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BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, CAROL AND STRANGERS ON A TRAIN INTRODUCED BY DENISE MINA 'Highsmith probes to the very core of her heroine with a controlled ferocity and single-mindedness that illuminates every page of her novel' THE TIMES 'A work of extraordinary force and feeling . . . her strongest, her most imaginative' NEW YORKER 'One of the mere twenty or so that I would say were perfect, unimprovable masterpieces' A. N Wilson, DAILY TELEGRAPH Edith Howland's diary is her most precious possession, and as she is moving house she is making sure it's safe. A suburban...

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Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, who she hasn't spoken to in many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy's childhood seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lies the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy's life. Knitting this powerful narrative is the brilliant storytelling voice of Lucy herself: keenly observant, deeply human, and truly unforgettable.

Con 16 años y durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, un joven se enamora de Marthe, mayor que él y prometida con un militar que, en ese momento, está en el frente. La pasión y la locura de su amor los lleva a vivir una aventura frente a todo y frente a todos. La incomprensión, producto de enfrentar experiencias propias de adultos, desata las dudas y los celos del protagonista. La ansiedad y las imprudencias que cometen los amantes culminan con el embarazo de Marthe. La expectativa de ser padre tan joven provoca una extraordinaria transformación en el personaje y modifica su comportamiento y ...