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The Romantic : A Novel
The Romantic A Novel
Author: Barbara Gowdy
ISBN-13: 9780312423247
ISBN-10: 0312423241
Publication Date: 5/1/2004
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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3 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
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For me, this was a perfect book. Gowdy gave her main character, Louise, so much emotional depth, even when Louise was still a child, that it was effortless to connect with her. The book goes on to perfectly catch the feeling of trying to move on without the person whom you know you are meant to love, and at the same time the feeling of ambiguity toward someone you lost long ago and have successfully learned to live without. But the prose is so beautiful it could have been about nothing at all and I think I would have loved it!