The Bay of Noon
Shirley Hazzard, Shirley Hazzard Steegmuller, The Estate of Shirley Hazzard Steegmulle$16.15
$19.00
Long out of print, Shirley Hazzard's classic novel of love and memory
A young Englishwoman working in Naples, Jenny comes to Italy fleeing a history that threatened to undo her. Alone in the fabulously ruined city, she idly follows up a letter of introduction from an acquaintance and so changes her life forever. Through the letter, she meets Giocanda, a beautiful and gifted writer, and Gianni, a famous Roman film director and Giocanda's lover. At work she encounters Justin, a Scotsman whose inscrutability Jenny finds mysteriously attractive. As she becomes increasingly involved in the lives of these three, she discovers that the past--and the patterns of a lifetime--are not easily discarded.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 10/01/2003
ISBN: 9780312422875
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.46w x 0.51d
Review Citations: New York Times 10/19/2003 pg. 36
Library Journal 06/01/2004 pg. 200