Isabelle in the Afternoon
- Author Douglas Kennedy
- Narrator Thomas Judd
- Publisher Random House
- Run Time 9 hours and 46 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Modern and contemporary fiction.
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Before Isabelle I knew nothing of sex.
Before Isabelle I knew nothing of freedom.
Before Isabelle I knew nothing of life.
Paris in the early Seventies. Sam, an American student, meets a woman in a bookshop. Isabelle is enigmatic, beautiful, older and, unlike Sam, experienced in love's many contradictions. Sam is instantly smitten - but wary of the wedding ring on her finger.
What begins as a regular arrangement in Isabelle’s tiny Parisian apartment transforms into a true affair of the heart, and one which lasts for decades to come.
Isabelle in the Afternoon is a novel that questions what we seek, what we find, what we settle for - and shows how love, when not lived day in, day out, can become the passion of a lifetime.
‘The absolute master of love stories with heart-stopping twists’ THE TIMES
‘Kennedy is skilled at zigzag plotting, blending domestic twists with turns created by global
affairs’ OBSERVER
© Douglas Kennedy 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
Critics Review
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Kennedy is skilled at zigzag plotting, blending domestic twists with turns created by global affairs
Observer -
Isabelle in the Afternoon is a devastatingly stunning novel…It is a very sensual tale portraying the intensity of a love, the ferocity of a passion filled with loss and regret. Emotional, poignant, intoxicating, beautiful
Swirl and Thread -
Beautifully written and emotionally gripping, this compelling love story will stay with you
Candis -
[A]tmospheric tale…It’s a touching exploration of passion untested by domesticity
Mail On Sunday -
Beautifully written […] will resonate with anyone who’s ever been in love
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