Love and Treasure (Folio Prize Nominee)
by Ayelet Waldman
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Pub Date 4 Sep 2014 | Archive Date 17 Feb 2015
John Murray Press | Two Roads
Description
*LONGLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE*
Salzburg, 1946. The Hungarian Gold Train, loaded with Jewish treasure. A dazzling jewelled pendant in the form of a stylized peacock. And three men who find their carefully-wrought lives turned upside-down by three amazing and fierce women, each locked in a struggle against her own history and the history of the last hundred years. At the centre of LOVE AND TREASURE, nested like a photograph hidden in a locket, a mystery: where does the worth of a people and its treasures truly lie? Spanning continents and a hundred years of turbulent history, LOVE AND TREASURE marks the full maturity of a remarkable writer.
Advance Praise
“An ambitious, perceptive novel.” - Guardian
“A powerful love story... With changing voices and a story that spans 100 years, Love and Treasure gives us the loves of characters before and after the Holocaust, and shows how love can endure - despite the horror and complexity of conflict” Irish Tatler
“By allowing the narrative frames of the novel to interweave different stories and historical tales, Waldman creates a rich tapestry of detail which is both beautiful and heart-wrenching. At times funny, constantly compassionate, Love and Treasure forces you to look at the true value of object and the worth of a life. A wonderful and extremely precious book” Press Association
“Love and Treasure places the Hungarian Gold Train at the heart of a multigenerational tale largely set in Salzburg in 1945 and in Budapest, both in the present and in 1913. Crucial to its plot is an enamelled pendant, intricately worked in the design of a peacock . . . Waldman skillfully interweaves this striking and enigmatic object . . . into an ambitious sweep of history. . . Waldman sustains her multiple plot lines with breathless confidence and descriptive panache, fashioning complex” New York Times
“Complex and thoughtful, moving and carefully researched, this is a novel to love and treasure” Philippa Gregory
“Indeed the joy of this novel isn't just in the all-encompassing story; it's not just in the history that the world as a whole should not only know but also acknowledge. It's not even just in the encyclopaedic coverage that weaves knowledge seamlessly into a flowing narration. The joy of this novel is that we get all of this in a single volume making it well worth a read” Bookbag.co.uk
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781444763119 |
| PRICE | £7.99 (GBP) |
