Loving Roger by Tim Parks
Tight and disturbing, LOVING ROGER begins with a dead body and a chilling question. Why has nice, ordinary, affectionate Anna picked up her kitchen knife and murdered the man she insists she loves?
Loving Roger
Summary
Begins with a corpse and a chilling question: Why has nice, ordinary, affectionate Anna picked up a knife and murdered the man she insists she loves? Winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize when first published, this novel illuminates the way love contains the seeds of vindictiveness and hate.
Loving Roger Summary
Loving Roger Reviews
Tight and disturbing, LOVING ROGER begins with a dead body and a chilling question. Why has nice, ordinary, affectionate Anna picked up her kitchen knife and murdered the man she insists she loves?
About Tim Parks
Tim Parks is the author of six novels, including Tongues of Flame (winner of the Somerset Maugham and Betty Trask Awards), Family Planning and Goodness. He has lived in Italy since 1981, and his account of his first ten years there, Italian Neighbours, was published in 1992 to great acclaim. His new novel, Shear, is currently available in Heinemann hardback. Apart from his writing, Tim Parks also works as a teacher and translator. He is married with two children.
Additional information
GOR004424620
9780749316846
0749316845
Loving Roger by Tim Parks
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
1993-09-13
160
Winner of Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 1986
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