The American Lover

by Rose Tremain

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Pub Date 6 Nov 2014 | Archive Date 14 Dec 2014

Random House UK, Vintage Publishing | Vintage Digital

General Fiction (Adult)

Description

A seductive collection of stories from the 'magnificent story-teller' (Independent on Sunday). Rose Tremain has sold over one million copies of her books.

Trapped in a London flat, Beth remembers a transgressive love affair in 1960s Paris. The most famous writer in Russia takes his last breath in a stationmaster’s cottage, miles from Moscow. A father, finally free of his daughter’s demands, embarks on a long swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat. And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor.

‘Superb, each story a perfectly cut jewel’ Irish Times

A seductive collection of stories from the 'magnificent story-teller' (Independent on Sunday). Rose Tremain has sold over one million copies of her books.

Trapped in a London flat, Beth remembers a...

A Note From the Publisher

UK edition – available to read in UK, Commonwealth and Canada, Europe.

Advance Praise

Music and Silence: a writer whose breadth of imagination and supple prose transcend the genre: she is one of the finest writers in English - Daily Telegraph

Merivel: A stunning achievement. [Merivel] is Everyman and speaks to us all - Sunday Express

Trespass: Tremain is a writer of particular elegance and control, and her story unfolds from its arresting frist scene to its luminous final image as gracefully as a ballet - Daily Telegraph

Restoration: A most beautiful and original novel - Independent

The Road Home: A magnificent story-teller - Independent on Sunday

Marketing Plan

A jewel in our crown: a prize-winning author with an exceptional sales record

Serial and radio opportunities: The American Lover includes three previously unseen stories: the title story, The Housekeeper (a sensual retelling of Rebecca from the point of view of Mrs Danvers) and A View of Lake Superior in the Fall.

Short stories have never had it so good: following Alice Munro's Nobel triumph, George Saunders' Folio win and Lydia Davis' International Man Booker Prize, short stories are clearly having a moment

Film/TV news in the offing: Rose's novels Trespass, The Colour, Music and Silence and Merivel are all optioned and at different stages of production -- watch this space!