Raised in Marrakech by a French mother and English father, a
17-year-old girl has learned above all to avoid mauvais
ton (“bad taste” loses something in the translation). One
should not ask servants to wait on one during Ramadan: they must
have paid leave while one spends the holy month abroad. One must
play the piano; if staying at Claridge’s, one must regrettably
install a Clavinova in the suite, so that the necessary hours of
practice will not be inflicted on fellow guests. One should
cultivate weavers of tweed in the Outer Hebrides but have the cloth
made up in London; one should buy linen in Ireland but have it made
up by a Thai seamstress in Paris (whose genius has been supported
by purchase of suitable premises). All this and much more she has
learned, governed by a parent of ferociously lofty standards. But
at 17, during the annual Ramadan travels, she finds all assumptions
overturned. Will she be able to fend for herself? Will the dictates
of good taste suffice when she must deal, singlehanded, with the
sharks of New York?
General
Imprint: |
New Directions Publishing Corporation
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Storybook ND Series, 0 |
Release date: |
September 2022 |
Authors: |
Helen Dewitt
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Dimensions: |
239 x 160 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
64 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8112-3007-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
Books >
Fiction >
Promotions
|
LSN: |
0-8112-3007-4 |
Barcode: |
9780811230070 |
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