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Enduring Love
by Ian McEwan
ISBN: 0385491123
ISBN-13: 9780385491129
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
In the aftermath of a tragedy, a young man named Jed Parry falls in love with Joe Rose, a science writer with a girlfriend he adores, and against all evidence insists that Joe loves him in return. Parry's obsession-a behavior pattern invented by McEwan, and called De Clérambault's Syndrome-becomes increasingly intense, culminating in what seems to be a murder attempt. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.
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"What's striking about McEwan's later work-I'm thinking particularly of 'The Innocent,' 'Black Dogs,' and his new novel 'Enduring Love'-is its intimacy with evasion and failure, combined with an alert intelligence about these things which itself looks like grounds for hope." -- Michael Wood
-- London Review of Books
"As well as its excellent story, 'Enduring Love' is a worthwhile attempt to view the irrational through the lens of the rational. But it is weighed down by a surfeit of scientific information. As a result, I would now like to use these pages to call for an immediate, worldwide moratorium on novelists reading works of science." -- Cressida Connolly
-- Literary Review
"A sad, chilling, precise exploration of deranged love....In lesser hands, the story might be overwrought and unbelievable, but McEwan's terse, lucid prose and sure grasp of character give resonance to this superb anatomy of obsession and exploration of the mind under extreme circumstance. Painful and powerful work by one of England's best novelists."
-- Kirkus
"[V]ibrant and unsettling....Though it is a tour de force, McEwan's feat of creation and interpretation is finally less memorable in any of its specifics than is the mystery of Jed Parry and his syndrome....The deeper implications of McEwan's novel begin to reach us just when we want to believe that all erratic forms of behavior have been tagged and dealt with." -- Sven Birkerts
-- New York Times Book Review
"How the story plays itself out is too exciting to be spoiled by revealing what happens. Not only suspenseful, it is also thematically rich..." -- Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
-- New York Times
"'Enduring Love' gracefully bridges genres; it's a psychological thriller, a meditation on the narrative impulse, a novel of ideas. McEwan's prose is deft, unself-conscious and a joy to read. Here's a book that kept me up all night, mesmerized and entertained. So why am I ingrate enough to complain?...It's because 'Enduring Love' sometimes soars to such heights that I'm disappointed it didn't, in the end, reach greatness." -- Elizabeth Judd
-- Salon
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.75 x 10 inches
Weight: 1.15 pounds
Pages: 262
Publisher's Notes
Science writer Joe Rose is spending a day in the country with his long-time lover, Clarissa, when he witnesses a tragic accident--a balloon with a boy trapped in it is being tossed by the wind, and, in an attempt to save the child, a man is killed. As though that isnt disturbing enough, a man named Jed Parry, who has joined Rose in helping to bring the balloon to safety, believes that something has passed between him and Rose--something that sparks in Parry a deranged, obsessive kind of love.Soon Parry is stalking Rose, who turns to science to try to understand the situation. Parry apparently suffers from a condition known to psychiatrists as de Clerambault Syndrome, in which the afflicted individual obsessively pursues the object of his desire until the frustrated love turns to hate and rage--transforming one of life's most valued experiences into pathological horror. As Rose grows more paranoid and terrified, as his treasured relationship with Clarissa breaks under the tension of his fear, Rose realizes that he needs to find something beyond the cold reasoning of science if this love is to be endured.With the cool brilliance and deep compassion that defined his best novels (The Comfort of Strangers, The Innocent), Ian McEwan has once again spun a tale of life intruded upon by shocks of violence-and discovered profound truths about the nature of love and the power of forgiveness.
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Nan A. Talese, 1998-01-20. Hardcover. Good. HARDCOVER, Withdrawn and Cancelled library book with usual markings, HH6 ( more information) Offered by acsbooks (United States)
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New York: Doubleday, 1998 Later Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. ( more information) Offered by SYLVESTER & ORPHANOS (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1998 First Edition, HARD COVER ,ex P&0 Princess Cruises Library , Miami Beach, fancy a cruise on a luxury liner, open this book and dream away. Posted same business day UK if ordered before 2.pm GMT.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Collectable First Editions (United Kingdom)
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Nan A. Talese, 1998-01-20. Hardcover. New. Excellent condition. DJ is clean with a bit of shelfwear along the edges. Clean pages. First page has a mark left from a price sticker that's been removed. Tight binding. Prompt shipping & FREE delivery confirmation. dw ( more information) Offered by Carti Plus (United States)
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New York: Doubleday , 1998. Soft Cover. Ian McEwan -- 1st Edition 1st Printing -- FINE/NONE -- copy of Enduring Love. 8vo. 245 pp. Advance Reading Copy. Bound in pictorial paper wraps with the author's name embossed on the front paper wrap. The corners of all paper wraps are gently rubbed. The hinges are strong, the corners are sharp, and the text is clean and tight throughout. A great copy of the author's novel about the lasting impact of a tragedy that takes only moments. WHS Published by: New York: Doubleday , 1998 First edition. ( more information) Offered by Printers Row Fine and Rare Books (United States)
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Nan A. Talese. Hardcover. 0385491123 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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NY: Doubleday/Talese, 1998 ARC for the first US edition. Perect-bound illustrated wraps. Signed by McEwan on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition. Signed by Author. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy. The image is of the book described and not a stock photo. ( more information) Offered by Revere Books, ABAA (United States)
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NY: Doubleday/Talese, 1998 First US edition, first prnt. Signed by McEwan on the title page. Bottom edge with faint small soil spot; otherwise, in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Revere Books, ABAA (United States)
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NY: Doubleday/Talese, 1997 First US edition, first prnt. Signed by McEwan on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The image is of the book described and not a stock photo. ( more information) Offered by Revere Books, ABAA (United States)
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