The Romantic
by Barbara Gowdy
Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringlove conquers allcoming of ageself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA small-scale novel that is emotional, slow-burning and weighty. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Lacking maternal love since the age of nine, when her mother abandoned the family, Louise Kirk develops a near-lifelong obsession with the boy from across the street--now a man who is incapable of loving her as much as she loves him.
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- Author
- Barbara Gowdy
- Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 371
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- Open Library
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