Name: The Blue Afternoon
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
ISBN: 9780679772606

William Boyd

In war-torn 1902 Manila, a brilliant young surgeon stands alone against corruption, until a grand and illicit passion leads him into a sinister world of danger, intrigue, and murder, in a story told in flashbacks. Reprint.

The Blue Afternoon

In war-torn 1902 Manila, a brilliant young surgeon stands alone against corruption until a grand passion leads him into a sinister world of danger and intrigue, in a story told in flashbacks. By the author of An Ice-Cream War. 20,000 first printing. $20,000 ad/promo.

A Novel

Liz Prinz

Los Angeles 1936. Kay Fischer, a young ambitious architect is shadowed by Salvador Carriscant, an enigmatic stranger claiming to be her father. Within weeks of their first meeting, Kay will join him for an extraordinary journey into the old man's past, initially in search of a murderer, but finally in celebration of a glorious, undying love. 'William Boyd always, and justifiably, been described as a great storyteller... here he creates a world both elegiac and hopeful, and achingly memorable.' The Times 'Richly entertaining... Boyd has organised his narrative into one elegant and almost seamless weave.' Independent

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