The beloved actor and screenwriter's second novel, set in 1903,
stars a young concert violinist named Jeremy Webb, who one day goes
from accomplished adagios with the Cleveland Orchestra to having a
complete breakdown on stage. If he hadn't poured a glass of water
down the throat of a tuba, maybe he wouldn't have been sent to a
health resort in Badenweiler, Germany. But it's in that serene
place that Jeremy meets Clara Mulpas, whom he tries his hardest to
seduce.
Clara is so beautiful that Jeremy finds it impossible to keep
from trying to find a chink in her extraordinary reserve and
elegance. He finds himself reflexively flirting to get a
reaction--after all, a tease and a wink have always worked before,
with women back home. But flirting probably isn't the best way to
appeal to a woman who was married to a dumb brute and doesn't want
to have anything more to do with men. Jeremy isn't sure how to
press his case--but he won't give up.
Wilder's prose is elegant, spare and affecting. But it's his
romantic's eye for the intense emotions that animate a real love
story that makes "The Woman Who Wouldn't" an unforgettable
book.
General
Imprint: |
Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2009 |
First published: |
March 2009 |
Authors: |
Gene Wilder
|
Dimensions: |
213 x 137 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
176 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-312-54149-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-312-54149-X |
Barcode: |
9780312541491 |
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