- World-famous author Percival Mendelssohn and his wife Iris were the toast of
literary society until her shocking suicide exposed the emptiness behind the
couple's idyllic public image. Convinced that there was no love left in the
modern world, Percival decided he would abandon it, disappearing from the face
of the Earth and leaving stunned fans to forever wonder what happened to their
favorite writer. Now, nearly a decade has passed, and one girl is determined to
find her authorial guru and get some answers. Julia Jimenez has traveled halfway
around the planet to Beijing, and she's convinced the strange man she's found
hiding in a Chinese home is the one everybody's been looking for. In fact, the
more he denies it, the more sure of her discovery Julia becomes. Insinuating her
way into his life of isolation, she slowly tries to draw Percival back out
amongst the living. Can she prove to him that his safe and precious life, tucked
away with his books and an army of cats, can't protect him from the harsh
realities he's trying to deny? Or has he become so broken by the failure of his
romantic ideals, he can never be at peace again?
- ISBN10 1932664734
- ISBN13 9781932664737
- Publish Date 21 August 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 October 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oni Press,US
- Format Paperback
- Pages 380
- Language English