Harper Perennial
The Apprentice Lover : A Novel
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The Apprentice Lover
Author(s): Jay Parini
Review(s):
“Delightful … a rich cast of characters … Parini does a superb job.”
“[Parini] expertly navigates this multilayered narrative.”
“Pleasure-filled … Parini writes lovingly and evocatively.”
“Richly compelling … Parini renders the mentor-apprentice dynamic with great sensitivity.”
Sarah Josepha Hale Award, Newport, New Hampshire
ISBN: 9780060935566
Author(s): Jay Parini
When Alex Massolini's brother is killed in Vietnam, he drops out of Columbia University and leaves his conservative family behind for Capri to become secretary to Rupert Grant, a famous British novelist and poet who dominates the island like a latter -- day Prospero. Alex soon finds himself ensnared in a web of love affairs, friendships, and rivalries within the eccentric community that inhabits the idyllic beauty of the isolated Italian island.
The Apprentice Lover traces a young American's enchantment and disenchantment -- with his American past, his new European mentor, and the various inhabitants on an island famous for its characters.
Review(s):
“Delightful … a rich cast of characters … Parini does a superb job.”
“[Parini] expertly navigates this multilayered narrative.”
“Pleasure-filled … Parini writes lovingly and evocatively.”
“Richly compelling … Parini renders the mentor-apprentice dynamic with great sensitivity.”
Sarah Josepha Hale Award, Newport, New Hampshire
ISBN: 9780060935566