O Filho do Desconhecido

The Stranger's Child

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O Filho do Desconhecido

The Stranger's Child

Written by Alan Hollinghurst
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«No final do Verão de 1913, nas vésperas da Grande Guerra, o jovem poeta aristocrata Cecil Valance passa um fim-de-semana em “Dois Acres”, a casa da família do seu amigo e colega de Cambridge, George Sawle. São dias intensos para todos, mas é em Daphne, irmã de George, que o seu impacto será mais duradouro, pois Cecil escreve-lhe um poema que virá a tornar-se num marco para toda uma geração.Tendo como pano de fundo um século da vida britânica, O Filho do Desconhecido é um retrato envolvente de uma Inglaterra em constante mutação, um romance sobre o poder duradouro do desejo e a forma como o coração cria as suas próprias lendas.

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Pages 688
Language Por
Publisher Dom Quixote
Published June 27, 2011
ISBN 12795554
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After spending years working in the corporate world, Alan Hollinghurst finally decided to pursue a lifelong passion for writing. They currently reside in a quiet suburb where they spend most of their time outlining new stories, reading extensively, and occasionally attempting to bake.

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