The Dark Flood Rises

Name: The Dark Flood Rises
Brand: Drabble, Margaret
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Le Pitch

Dans ce roman, Margaret Drabble explore les thèmes de la vieillesse, de la mort et de la quête du bonheur. L'histoire suit Fran, une femme âgée qui refuse de se laisser abattre par les années qui passent. Entourée de sa famille - son ex-mari Claude, son ami Jo, son fils flamboyant Christopher et sa fille sérieuse Poppet - Fran mène une existence à la fois joyeuse et sombre, teintée de réflexions profondes sur ce qui fait une vie réussie et une mort digne. Alors que chacun cherche le bonheur à sa manière, le roman interroge sur la signification de la vie et sur la façon dont nous affrontons la fin. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

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4ème de couverture

Fran may be old but she's not going without a fight. So she dyes her hair, enjoys every glass of red wine, drives restlessly around the country and lives in an insalubrious tower block that her loved ones disapprove of. And as each of them - her pampered ex Claude, old friend Jo, flamboyant son Christopher and earnest daughter Poppet - seeks happiness in their own way, what will the last reckoning be? Will they be waving or drowning when the end comes? By turns joyous and profound, darkly sardonic and moving, The Dark Flood Rises questions what makes a good life, and a good death.Biographie de l'auteurDame Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield in 1939 and was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge. She is the author of eighteen novels includingA Summer Bird-Cage,The Millstone,The Peppered Moth,The Red Queen,The Sea Lady and most recently, the highly acclaimedThe Pure Gold Baby. She has also written biographies, screenplays and was the editor of theOxford Companion to English Literature. She was appointed CBE in 1980, and made DBE in the 2008 Honours list. She was also awarded the 2011 Golden PEN Award for a Lifetime's Distinguished Service to Literature. She is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd.

Drabble, Margaret

The Dark Flood Rises

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Le Pitch

Dans ce roman, Margaret Drabble explore les thèmes de la vieillesse, de la mort et de la quête du bonheur. L'histoire suit Fran, une femme âgée qui refuse de se laisser abattre par les années qui passent. Entourée de sa famille - son ex-mari Claude, son ami Jo, son fils flamboyant Christopher et sa fille sérieuse Poppet - Fran mène une existence à la fois joyeuse et sombre, teintée de réflexions profondes sur ce qui fait une vie réussie et une mort digne. Alors que chacun cherche le bonheur à sa manière, le roman interroge sur la signification de la vie et sur la façon dont nous affrontons la fin. Afficher moinsAfficher plus

Détails du livre

Titre complet

The Dark Flood Rises

Auteur

Editeur

Format

Broché

Publication

01 juin 2017

Pages

336

Taille

20 x 13.5 x 2.1 cm

Poids

230

ISBN-13

9781782118336

Contenu

4ème de couverture

Fran may be old but she's not going without a fight. So she dyes her hair, enjoys every glass of red wine, drives restlessly around the country and lives in an insalubrious tower block that her loved ones disapprove of. And as each of them - her pampered ex Claude, old friend Jo, flamboyant son Christopher and earnest daughter Poppet - seeks happiness in their own way, what will the last reckoning be? Will they be waving or drowning when the end comes? By turns joyous and profound, darkly sardonic and moving, The Dark Flood Rises questions what makes a good life, and a good death.Biographie de l'auteurDame Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield in 1939 and was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge. She is the author of eighteen novels includingA Summer Bird-Cage,The Millstone,The Peppered Moth,The Red Queen,The Sea Lady and most recently, the highly acclaimedThe Pure Gold Baby. She has also written biographies, screenplays and was the editor of theOxford Companion to English Literature. She was appointed CBE in 1980, and made DBE in the 2008 Honours list. She was also awarded the 2011 Golden PEN Award for a Lifetime's Distinguished Service to Literature. She is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd.