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The Chemistry of Tears by Peter Carey

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The Chemistry of Tears

Author
Peter Carey
Narrator
Susan Lyons, Jefferson Mays
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc.
Publish Date
28 September 2012
Run Time
8 hours 58 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Fiction: general and literary, Historical fiction, Fiction: general and literary
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Critics have used every possible superlative to praise the works of two-time Man Booker Prize winner Peter Carey. In The Chemistry of Tears, Carey continues to astound with a story of love, death and human invention. Museum curator Catherine's affair comes to an abrupt end with her married lover's untimely death. Denied outward grief by the nature of their relationship, Catherine retreats into isolation. Delving into notebooks more than a century old, she feels a growing connection to Henry Brandling, who in 1854 gave life to a mechanical creature.

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Details
Author
Peter Carey
Narrator
Susan Lyons, Jefferson Mays
Duration
8 hours 58 minutes
Release Date
28 September 2012
ISBN
9781464038402
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc.
Genre
Fiction: general and literary, Historical fiction, Fiction: general and literary

Synopsis

Critics have used every possible superlative to praise the works of two-time Man Booker Prize winner Peter Carey. In The Chemistry of Tears, Carey continues to astound with a story of love, death and human invention. Museum curator Catherine's affair comes to an abrupt end with her married lover's untimely death. Denied outward grief by the nature of their relationship, Catherine retreats into isolation. Delving into notebooks more than a century old, she feels a growing connection to Henry Brandling, who in 1854 gave life to a mechanical creature.

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