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Piers' Desire

by (author) Marianne Ackerman

Publisher
McArthur & Company
Initial publish date
May 2010
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781552788509
    Publish Date
    May 2010
    List Price
    $29.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770870680
    Publish Date
    Apr 2011
    List Price
    $14.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781552789636
    Publish Date
    Jun 2011
    List Price
    $16.95

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Description

Montreal-born thriller writer Piers Le Gris is living a comfortable life of exile in Avignon, France, doted on by a beautiful older French woman, Nelly Reboul, his landlady. When seventeen-year-old Magali moves into the ancient mansion, her vitality, curiosity and tempestuous involvement with a young Arab poet draws all three into perilous intrigue.Magali’s presence jars open the door to a long-forgotten love affair in Nelly’s past, and forces Piers to do to battle with yearnings he has carefully smothered under a monkish routine. Drawn outside the claustrophobic confines of rue des Griffons, he finds himself dangerously entangled in the crosscurrents of desire, swept up by the lives of three compelling women. Marianne Ackerman explores the potent clash of spirit and flesh in Piers’ Desire, a tale of love and redemption.

About the author

A long-time Montrealer, Marianne Ackerman was born in Belleville, Ontario. She has an MA in drama from the University of Toronto and studied French at the Sorbonne. Her three published novels include the best-seller Jump. A frequently produced playwright, her new comedy Triplex Nervosa will be part of the Centaur Theatre’s 2014-15 season. She is publisher of the online arts magazine Rover, found at www.roverarts.com. The novella and stories in Holy Fools mark her first foray into short fiction.

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Editorial Reviews

"Charming and romantic - an evocative read"

The Montreal Gazette