THE BIRDCAGE by John Bowen ( 9780571241859 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE BIRDCAGE
A NOVEL

By:

John Bowen

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0571241859

ISBN 13:

9780571241859

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Publisher:

FABER & FABER

Pub. date:

29 May, 2008

Edition:

Main

Pages:

208

Description:

Peter Ash and Norah Palmer have been living together for nine years. Having never seen the point in getting married they are the epitome of a modern successful career-oriented couple. Why then when holidaying in Venice does Peter decide to break up their long-lasting relationship? What happens to their order and sense of self when he succeeds?

Synopsis:

In John Bowen's "The Birdcage" Peter Ash and Norah Palmer have been living together for nine years. Having never seen the point in getting married they are the epitome of a modern successful career-oriented couple; Peter is the compere for a series of 'art' films and Norah is the Script Editor for the Drama Department of a commercial television company. Why then when holidaying in Venice does Peter decide to break up their long-lasting relationship? What happens to their order and sense of self when he succeeds?By turns wildly funny and frightening "The Birdcage" is a novel about the end of a love affair, the repercussions and the emotional fallout. A host of brilliantly created characters people the book, including Bunty Bates the policewoman, and Edward Laverick, a playwright who finds himself the object of a hunt. Bowen creates a world that his readers can relate to and analyses the social and psychological end of a relationship. At times comical and tragic, "The Birdcage" remains an original and exciting novel 44 years after its first publication in 1964.

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