Relative Successes (Paperback, Main)

An awkward and solitary boy at school, James Jessel is surprised to find himself befriended by the impetuous, self-assured Waldo Klein, and bemused by Waldo's invitation to spend the holidays with him and his mother (a 'ravishing beauty', warns Waldo) in the south of France. On the Klein's ramshackle farm in the hills of Provence, Jessel experiences the single most important event - or sensation - of his life. The voluptuous and sensual Mrs Klein is a creature whose sexuality and presence leaves Jessel dumbfounded. He is entranced, and senses a magic he has never known before. When, many years later, Waldo disappears leaving no clue to his whereabouts, Jessel's ordered world is overturned once more. If he is ever to know magic again, he must find Waldo, and so he returns to France to confront his past - and, indeed, his future.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2009
Authors:	A. L. Barker
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	198
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-25617-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	0-571-25617-1
Barcode:	9780571256174

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