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GIRL READING: A NOVEL By Katie Ward - Hardcover **BRAND NEW**
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- ISBN-10
- 1451655908
- Publication Name
- Scribner
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781451655902
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1451655908
ISBN-13
9781451655902
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109048741
Product Key Features
Book Title
Girl Reading : a Novel
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Literary, History / General
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Art, Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
15.8 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
Book of the Week: "Katie Ward's assured debut is inspired by that mysterious and provocative subject of a thousand visual images: a woman reading . . . In each chapter Ward twists a story around real works of art. Her seven unpredictable tales serve up a lively, irreverent and even feminist journey through history. -- Time Out (London), Book of the Week: "This isn't a novel it's a time machine! Well, nearly. As each chapter transports you to a completely different century, you'll find yourself wondering if Ward has her very own Tardis … I guarantee the stories will relate to your own life in some way if you're planning to pack any holiday books this year, make sure Girl Reading is one of them." - Cosmopolitan (UK), "Girl Reading is a debut of rare individuality and distinction. Katie Ward inhabits each of her seven scenes, her seven eras, with a fluent and intuitive touch, and sentence by sentence, deft and mercurial, she surpasses the readers' expectations. What is set down on the page has a rich and allusive hinterland, so that the reader's imagination has a space to work, and what is unsaid has its own fascination. The writing is full of light and shadow, alive with fresh and startling perceptions." -Hilary Mantel, author of the Man Booker Prize winning Wolf Hall, "Girl Reading is a debut of rare individuality and distinction. Katie Ward inhabits each of her seven scenes, her seven eras, with a fluent and intuitive touch, and sentence by sentence, deft and mercurial, she surpasses the readers' expectations. What is set down on the page has a rich and allusive hinterland, so that the reader's imagination has a space to work, and what is unsaid has its own fascination. The writing is full of light and shadow, alive with fresh and startling perceptions." Hilary Mantel, author of the Man Booker Prize winning Wolf Hall, Book of the Week: "Katie Warde(tm)s assured debut is inspired by that mysterious and provocative subject of a thousand visual images: a woman reading . . . In each chapter Ward twists a story around real works of art. Her seven unpredictable tales serve up a lively, irreverent and even feminist journey through history. e" Time Out (London), "Ambitious in range and technically impressive...[ Girl Reading] is undoubtedly the work of a writer to watch." -- Kirkus, "Girl Reading is a debut of rare individuality and distinction. Katie Ward inhabits each of her seven scenes, her seven eras, with a fluent and intuitive touch, and sentence by sentence, deft and mercurial, she surpasses the readerse(tm) expectations. What is set down on the page has a rich and allusive hinterland, so that the readere(tm)s imagination has a space to work, and what is unsaid has its own fascination. The writing is full of light and shadow, alive with fresh and startling perceptions.e e"Hilary Mantel, author of the Man Booker Prize winning Wolf Hall, Book of the Week: "Katie Ward's assured debut is inspired by that mysterious and provocative subject of a thousand visual images: a woman reading . . . In each chapter Ward twists a story around real works of art. Her seven unpredictable tales serve up a lively, irreverent and even feminist journey through history. - Time Out (London), Book of the Week: "This isn't a novel - it's a time machine! Well, nearly. As each chapter transports you to a completely different century, you'll find yourself wondering if Ward has her very own Tardis ... I guarantee the stories will relate to your own life in some way - if you're planning to pack any holiday books this year, make sure Girl Reading is one of them." - Cosmopolitan (UK), Book of the Week: "This isn't a novel - it's a time machine! Well, nearly. As each chapter transports you to a completely different century, you'll find yourself wondering if Ward has her very own Tardis ... I guarantee the stories will relate to your own life in some way - if you're planning to pack any holiday books this year, make sure Girl Reading is one of them." -- Cosmopolitan (UK), "Girl Reading is a debut of rare individuality and distinction. Katie Ward inhabits each of her seven scenes, her seven eras, with a fluent and intuitive touch, and sentence by sentence, deft and mercurial, she surpasses the readers' expectations. What is set down on the page has a rich and allusive hinterland, so that the reader's imagination has a space to work, and what is unsaid has its own fascination. The writing is full of light and shadow, alive with fresh and startling perceptions." -Hilary Mantel, author of the Man Booker Prize winning Wolf Hall, Book of the Week: "This isn't a novel - it's a time machine! Well, nearly. As each chapter transports you to a completely different century, you'll find yourself wondering if Ward has her very own Tardis ... I guarantee the stories will relate to your own life in some way - if you're planning to pack any holiday books this year, make sure Girl Reading is one of them." -- Cosmopolitan (UK), Book of the Week: "This isne(tm)t a novel e" ite(tm)s a time machine! Well, nearly. As each chapter transports you to a completely different century, youe(tm)ll find yourself wondering if Ward has her very own Tardis e I guarantee the stories will relate to your own life in some way e" if youe(tm)re planning to pack any holiday books this year, make sure Girl Reading is one of them."e" Cosmopolitan (UK)
Synopsis
This "debut of rare individuality and distinction" (Hilary Mantel), told in seven chapters and peopled by girls and women caught in the act of reading, is a fascinating celebration of women in culture over the last seven centuries. Seven portraits. Seven artists. Seven girls and women reading. A young orphan poses nervously for a Renaissance maestro in medieval Siena. An artist's servant girl in seventeenth-century Amsterdam snatches a moment away from her work to lose herself in tales of knights and battles. An eighteenth century female painter completes a portrait of a deceased poetess for her lover. A Victorian medium poses with a book in one of the first photographic studios. A girl suffering her first heartbreak witnesses intellectual and sexual awakening during the Great War. A young woman reading in a bar catches the eye of a young man who takes her picture. And in the not-so-distant future a woman navigates the rapidly developing cyber-reality that has radically altered the way people experience art and the way they live. Each chapter of Katie Ward's kaleidoscopic novel takes us into a perfectly imagined tale of how each portrait came to be, and as the connections accumulate, the narrative leads us into the present and beyond. In gorgeous prose Ward explores our points of connection, our relationship to art, the history of women, and the importance of reading. This dazzlingly inventive novel that surprises and satisfies announces the career of a brilliant new writer.
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- 8***g (252)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseA smooth and professional transaction throughout. The item was exactly as described, clearly listed, and fairly priced. Communication from the seller was prompt, polite, and helpful, with dispatch confirmed quickly. The parcel was securely packaged and arrived in excellent condition, ahead of the expected delivery date. Care was taken at every stage of the process. I would be happy to buy from this seller again—many thanks for a reliable and well-handled sale.FINLAND AND EUROPE: INTERNATIONAL CRISES IN THE PERIOD OF By Juhani Paasivirta (#335694307643)
- a***2 (13)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem was shipped quickly and packaged well. Item was exactly as described, brand new and it was even sealed. The seller also messaged me as soon as the purchase went through so communication was great. This was the last book in the series that I needed and to be able to find it in such great condition and at a great cost was unexpected. Highly recommend this seller and will definitely buy from again in the future.
- e***2 (1298)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseMint condition and brand new, at the most competitive price. Top customer service, which includes: communication, professional packaging which protected the dust cover from bending and corners from bumping. Speedy shipping and delivery from across the country. A highly recommended seller with whom I would easily shop again. Thank you!