- Hardcover
- Publisher: Toronto, ON: McArthur & Company; 1st Edition edition (1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1883642647
- ISBN-13: 978-1883642648
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND BELIEVABLE TALE,
By Laurent Boulanger (Craigieburn, VICTORIA Australia) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: The Mark of the Angel: A Novel (Paperback)
The setting of 'The Mark of the Angel' is in Paris, 1957. It's a story of two people from different backgrounds (she is German, he is French) who meet and marry. But the recent past of World War II and the current rising violence, which eventually leads to the independence of Algeria, shape the attitude of these two characters into a disastrous climax.The seemingly simple style of this story could make some readers believe that it's just a 'pulp romance' novel -- there are, however, layers of psychological levels to the characters and a complexity in the way setting and storyline are entwined together that make this novel far from being simplistic or a 'pulp romance' novel. Saffie, the female protagonist, is a difficult character to read -- and agreeably unpleasant at times -- and that's why makes the story even more intriguing; we are not dealing with nice and 'normal' cardboard cut-out characters, where everything is beautiful and everyone holds hands at the end of the story. This book is not a lovely love story, but a character study on how war tears down the fabric of human nature, how it effects everyone for years to come, even for genertations to come -- it a story about confusion, betrayal, jealousy and revenge. Nancy Huston has done a wonderful at showing how difficult it can be to deal with the world around us, and how sometimes human behaviour can be misinterpreted by those who live in a protected world. 'The Mark of the Angel' is a disturbing tale of passion and survival, which makes the reader reflect on the humand condition long after the book has been read. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful, painful,
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Ce commentaire est de: The Mark of the Angel (Hardcover)
A story of forbidden love in post-war Paris between two people damaged in different ways by the Holocaust--you've read it before. But Huston's book is a cut above--beautifully written from multiple perspectives, Huston describes Paris, love, music and above all, anger and shock over infidelity discovered, so strongly and vividly--this one has stayed in my mind for awhile. And the conclusion was a brutal shock! Of particular interest to me was the backdrop of the French--Algerian issues--as England had India, France had Algeria--a painful, shameful episode in the history of a Western democracy that has permanently marred France's conception of itself.
1.0 out of 5 stars
This book is not what it seems,
By A Customer
Ce commentaire est de: The Mark of the Angel: A Novel (Paperback)
If you are someone who enjoys inteligent, interesting, believable naratives... If you are a fan of Alice Hoffman, Ursula Hegi, Jane Hamilton, Rebecca Wells... If these are the kinds of authors and books that you enjoy, this is not a book for you. It is a thinly vailed romance type novel, cloaked with post World War 2 drama. There is no good reason to spend your time and money on this book, as I regretfully did.
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