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The paper lovers  Cover Image Book Book

The paper lovers / Gerard Woodward.

Summary:

Arnold Proctor's quiet life is thrown off balance when he falls obsessively in love with Vera, a religious woman and one of his wife's friends. Vera seems untroubled by her wrongdoing, yet faithless Arnold is wracked with guilt. He has never believed in God, but now he wonders if he truly believes in anything at all? Polly makes handcrafted paper, and even though the age of paper is dead, she runs a successful shop selling her exquisite products. Polly is secure and happy in her life, until the day her husband Arnold makes a very uncharacteristic declaration.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781509847983 (hc)
  • Physical Description: 310 pages ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: London : Picador, 2018.
Subject: Adultery > Fiction.
Betrayal > Fiction.
Middle-aged men > Psychology > Fiction.
Faith > Fiction.
Married men > Fiction.
Paper work > Fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Fiction.
Genre: Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Summary: Arnold Proctor's quiet life is thrown off balance when he falls obsessively in love with Vera, a religious woman and one of his wife's friends. Vera seems untroubled by her wrongdoing, yet faithless Arnold is wracked with guilt. He has never believed in God, but now he wonders if he truly believes in anything at all? Polly makes handcrafted paper, and even though the age of paper is dead, she runs a successful shop selling her exquisite products. Polly is secure and happy in her life, until the day her husband Arnold makes a very uncharacteristic declaration.

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