The Heartbreaker
A novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
Deftly combining the sacred and the profane-the unmistakable hallmark of her fiction over the past decade-Susan Howatch gives us a spellbinding, suspenseful and psychologically intense new novel.
The financial heart of London-the City-is an...
The financial heart of London-the City-is an...
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Deftly combining the sacred and the profane-the unmistakable hallmark of her fiction over the past decade-Susan Howatch gives us a spellbinding, suspenseful and psychologically intense new novel.The financial heart of London-the City-is an adrenaline-charged square mile deep in recession in the 1990s, a place where sex is just another commodity to be bought and sold in the marketplace. And the City is where the life of Gavin Blake, who sells sex to high flyers, is finally about to unravel.
In the center of the City is St. Benet's, a church that ministers to the casualties of this affluent but amoral society. Carta Graham, the St. Benet's fundraiser, is at once attracted to Gavin when they meet through a mutual friend, but slowly she realizes that she has entered a relationship far more complex than she could ever have imagined.
Gavin is desperate to escape from his world of prostitution, pornography and violence, but as his involvement with Carta and St. Benet's deepens, the dangers that encircle him escalate until his life itself is on the line. Carta is determined to help him-but will their mysterious journey together be lifesaving or soul-destroying? All she can do is fight her hardest to help Gavin survive.
Consistently surprising and powerfully moving, The Heartbreaker is Susan Howatch's most gripping novel yet.
From the Hardcover edition.
Autoren-Porträt von Susan Howatch
Susan Howatch, geb. 1940 in der englischen Grafschaft Surrey, studierte in London Rechtswissenschaft und arbeitete dann in New York als Sekretärin, bis sie sich nur noch dem Schreiben widmete. Ihr sechsbändiger Romanzyklus über die englische Gesellschaft gilt als eines der wichtigsten Werke der zeitgenössischen britischen Literatur. Heute lebt die Autorin in Salisbury, England.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Susan Howatch
- 2005, Repr., 528 Seiten, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 0345466284
- ISBN-13: 9780345466280
Sprache:
Englisch
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