Through the eyes of William, one of Abelard's acolytes and companions, Farewell, My Only One tells the story of Peter Abelard, the most famous philosopher and theologian of 12th-century Europe, and his passionate, but ultimately doomed, love affair with the gifted and beautiful Heloise, niece of the canon of Notre Dame in Paris, who extracts horrifying vengeance on his ward's lover.
One of the great romances of all times, Antoine Audouard has based his narrative on Abelard's and Heloise's celebrated correspondence and contemporary texts, immersing the reader in the lives of a hero and heroine whose love will never die.
- ISBN10 1841954705
- ISBN13 9781841954707
- Publish Date 30 July 2004 (first published 1 January 2004)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 December 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Canongate Books
- Edition Main
- Format Paperback
- Pages 448
- Language English