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      The Act of Love

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      No man has ever loved a woman and not imagined her in the arms of someone else. Felix Quinn calls himself a happy man. But a childhood experience has taught him that loss is intrinsic to love, and Felix realises that he can only be truly happy if his wife is sleeping with an...

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      Product ID:9780099526735
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Act of Love
      Authors:Author: Howard Jacobson
      Page Count:320
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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      No man has ever loved a woman and not imagined her in the arms of someone else. Felix Quinn calls himself a happy man. But a childhood experience has taught him that loss is intrinsic to love, and Felix realises that he can only be truly happy if his wife is sleeping with another man.

      No man has ever loved a woman and not imagined her in the arms of someone else.

      Felix Quinn calls himself a happy man. He owns one of London''s oldest antiquarian bookshops. He is married to and adores the beautiful Marisa. But a childhood experience has taught him that loss is intrinsic to love, and Felix realises that he can only be truly happy if his wife is sleeping with another man. Enter Marius into Marisa''s affections. And now Felix must ask himself, is he really happy?

      By the winner of the 2010 Man Booker Prize.


      Imprint Name:Vintage
      Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2009-09-03

      Additional information

      Weight230 g
      Dimensions198 × 130 × 21 mm