The Romantic
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Canada
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2011
- Category
- Literary
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780006474999
- Publish Date
- Mar 2007
- List Price
- $22.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780006392262
- Publish Date
- Jan 2004
- List Price
- $21.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781443402286
- Publish Date
- Mar 2011
- List Price
- $11.99
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Description
Not long after Louise Kirk's mother vanishes, the Richters and their adopted son, Abel, move in across the street, and Louise falls furiously in love. Skillfully interweaving the stories of Abel and Louise at different ages, The Romantic is a powerful exploration of the many incarnations of love and loss.
About the author
Barbara Gowdy is an award-winning author whose five previous books, The Romantic, The White Bone, Mister Sandman, We So Seldom Look On Love and Falling Angels, have appeared on bestseller lists throughout the world. The recipient of the Marian Engel Award in 1996, she has been a finalist for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and a repeat finalist for the Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Award, the Trillium Award and the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. She lives in Toronto.
