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RED-ROSE CHAIN

RED-ROSE CHAIN

by JeffreyMoore (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

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Synopsis

It is by no means clear how much control Yorkshireman Jeremy Davenant has over his own destiny. For one, he's convinced that the blueprint of his future already exists on a page ripped from a random book (an encyclopedia, it transpires). Romantic, fatalist, quixotic, he blithely teaches with forged credentials at a Montreal university until a single glimpse of a dark lady sends his life spinning into chaotic mishap and obsession.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 400
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 06 Mar 2003
ISBN 10: 0753816792
ISBN 13: 9780753816790
Book Overview: WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH WRITERS PRIZE, 2000 Superproof marketing campaign Movie is currently being filmed by Oscar-winner Malcolm Clarke 'Reminiscent of the early John Irving' Guardian 'The characters are likeable, it has no pretensions, and, above all, its tone is confident, amused and amusing' Observer 'A sparkling first novel by a young writer of whom more will surely be heard. It is a clever book, dense with literary allusions, but also a heart-warming one, with a thoroughly likeable hero, as romantic as he is accident-prone.The extravagance of the plot is matched by the exuberance of the writing ... literate, literary fiction, but without a hint of academic mustiness' Sunday Telegraph

Author Bio
Born in Montreal, Jeffrey Moore was educated at the University of Toronto and the Sorbonne. He works as a translator and also lectures at the University of Montreal and Concordia University. He plans to take up an exchange chair at a British university in 2002.