The House of Special Purpose
A Novel by the Author of The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne
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Pub Date Apr 02 2013 | Archive Date Apr 02 2013
Description
Part love story, part historical epic, part tragedy, The House of Special Purpose illuminates an empire at the end of its reign. Eighty-year-old Georgy Jachmenev is haunted by his past—a past of death, suffering, and scandal that will stay with him until the end of his days.
Living in England with his beloved wife, Zoya, Georgy prepares to make one final journey back to the Russia he once knew and loved, the Russia that both destroyed and defined him.
As Georgy remembers days gone by, we are transported to St. Petersburg, to the Winter Palace of the czar, in the early twentieth century—a time of change, threat, and bloody revolution. As Georgy overturns the most painful stone of all, we uncover the story of the house of special purpose.
Advance Praise
“A tour de force, at once epic and intimate, and above all a marvellous read.”
John Banville
“John Boyne brings a completely fresh eye to the most
important stories. He is prepared to look at the dark, yet somehow
manages to find whatever light was there in the first place. He guides
us through the realm of history and makes the journey substantial,
poignant, real. He is one of the great craftsmen in contemporary
literature.”
Colum McCann
“Boyne exercises total control over pace and revelation. A work that chimes perfectly with our times”
The Irish Times
“No Irish writer since perhaps the late Brian Moore has possessed the
same facility for recreating diverse historical places as John Boyne.
Boyne is a natural storyteller…This is an intriguing novel, restrained
and unafraid of sentiment, imbued with an old-fashioned sense of
fidelity.”
Sunday Independent
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781590515983 |
| PRICE | $21.95 (USD) |
