One Hour of Fervour
Muriel Barbery
Belletristik/Erzählende Literatur
Beschreibung
From the bestselling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog comes the story of one man's promise to keep a secret that may hold him from the greatest joy possible.Haru, a successful Japanese art dealer, appreciates beauty, harmony, balance and good sake.One evening at a party he meets Maud, an enigmatic Frenchwoman, and after a brief intense romance he learns that she is pregnant with his child. But Maud issues him a heartbreaking warning: if he ever tries to see her or the child, she will kill herself.Quietly devastated, Haru resigns himself to loving his daughter from afar. And Rose grows up on the other side of the world, without ever knowing her father. Is it too late to change things?From international bestseller Muriel Barbery., this is a stunning tale of friendship, secrets and a father's enduring love.
Kundenbewertungen
Secrets and lies, Fiction about family, Cross-cultural romance, Fathers and daughters, Kyoto, Forbidden love, Emotional storytelling, Family secrets, Fiction set in Japan, Second chances, French fiction, Spiritual journeys, Art dealer, Japanese philosophy, Gentle story, Sacrifice, Secret child