A captivating novella by one of the most important thinkers, writers and feminists of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir.Nicole and André, a retired French couple, take a summer holiday to Russia. It is the 1960s and Russia is a beautiful, complicated place. Their guide is Macha, André's daughter from a previous relationship - a woman they both love. Adventure, inspiration, good food and good vodka are promised.Once thrilled by their romance, Nicole and André have become too used to each other. Both harbour a growing feeling of not being fully understood - of being alone. Father and daughter engage in the grand debates of East-West relations, nationalism and socialism. But getting older, long-term relationships and how to enjoy life turn out to be the bigger questions.
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ISBN | 9781784878252 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945), Russia, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FICTION / Romance / Later in Life, FICTION / Literary, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Relating to late adulthood / old age, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Random House UK |
Jahr | 20230406 |
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