| Author: | Margriet de Moor | ISBN: | 9781939931719 |
| Publisher: | New Vessel Press | Publication: | May 7, 2019 |
| Imprint: | New Vessel Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Margriet de Moor |
| ISBN: | 9781939931719 |
| Publisher: | New Vessel Press |
| Publication: | May 7, 2019 |
| Imprint: | New Vessel Press |
| Language: | English |
A woman gets up in the middle of a wintry night and starts baking a cake while her lover sleeps upstairs. When it’s time for her to take the cake out of the oven, we have read a story of romance and death. The narrator of this novel was widowed years ago and is trying to find new passion. But the memory of her deceased husband and a shameful incident still holds her in its grasp. Why did he do it? Margriet de Moor, the grande dame of Dutch literature, tells a gripping love story about endings and demise, rage and jealousy, knowledge and ambiguity—and the possibility of new beginnings.
Reading group guide is available at newvesselpress.com.
A woman gets up in the middle of a wintry night and starts baking a cake while her lover sleeps upstairs. When it’s time for her to take the cake out of the oven, we have read a story of romance and death. The narrator of this novel was widowed years ago and is trying to find new passion. But the memory of her deceased husband and a shameful incident still holds her in its grasp. Why did he do it? Margriet de Moor, the grande dame of Dutch literature, tells a gripping love story about endings and demise, rage and jealousy, knowledge and ambiguity—and the possibility of new beginnings.
Reading group guide is available at newvesselpress.com.
