His third, the happier dead, was published in 2014. Buy the night climbers by ivo stourton from amazons fiction books store. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Ivo stourton is the author of the night climbers 3. All of the threads of the narrative are satisfyingly completed. The book lover s tale by ivo stourton book 5 editions published between 2011 and 2017 in english and held by 159 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Cherry adair robin mckinley kim stanley robinson jacqueline carey david nicholls m. Set at the cusp of the city of londons financial meltdown, the book lover s tale opens a door into the extravagant world of the filthy rich, the smart and the debauched. Ivo stourton was born in 1982 and received high honors a double first in english at cambridge. The book lovers tale quotes showing 12 of 2 your taste in books says more about you than any other single object in your house. According to worldcat, the book is held in 725 libraries, and has been translated into german, dutch, and russian. Ivo stourton is the author of two previous nonsf novels the night climbers doubleday, 2007 and the book lover s tale doubleday, 2011. Francine prose is an excellent writer, yet it may be so that this title, her latest book, is really the best of them all.
This chilling encounter between old money and new, between the real world and the imagined, is also a moving portrayal of a confused heros battle to know himself. Stourtons new novel, the booklovers tale follows its beautiful monied characters through lives that, when unfulfilling, are supplemented with twisted sexual affairs, murderous fantasies, and books too precious to open and read, for their covers expense. For romance readers if youre after a feelgood read with plenty of romance, please check out my book page on amazon or else take a look at my list of books here on my website. The book lovers tale ivo stourton by tarahshockley issuu.
Stourton the book lovers tale mostly uses the mystery as backdrop to an exploration of what people will endure or destroy to further their. Stourtons new novel, the booklovers tale follows its beautiful monied characters through lives that, when unfulfilling, are supplemented with twisted sexual affairs, murderous fantasies, and books. His debut novel, the night climbers, a thriller about the secret club of students who scale the college walls of cambridge, is currently being filmed by the young indie. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. The book lovers tale isbn 9780552773874 pdf epub ivo. Jun 01, 2011 anything with book lover in the title is bound to attract, is it not. His first book, the night climbers a fiction novel about a secret society in cambridge, was published on 4 june 2007. The book lovers tale, by ivo stourton the independent. The book lover s tale is a wonderful tome beautifully written. Ivo james benedict stourton is a british author and solicitor. Ivo james benedict stourton born 1982 is a british author and solicitor. The book lovers tale by ivo stourton nook book ebook.
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Ivo stourton grew up in london, washington and paris. Ivo stourton books list of books by author ivo stourton. Stourton entered the bpp law school and is an associate at slaughter and may. The book lovers tale kindle edition by stourton, ivo. Set at the cusp of the city of londons financial meltdown, the book lovers tale opens a door into the extravagant world of the filthy rich, the smart and the debauched. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. His second novel, the book lovers tale, was published in june 2011. His deep knowledge of literature becomes his sharpest tool of seduction. Ivo stourton, author of the night climbers, on librarything. The night climbers doubleday, his first novel, is an original, disturbing, and beautifully written story about a small group of students who commit a multimillion pound art fraud.
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