- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan; Irish ed edition (4 Sep 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0230709885
- ISBN-13: 978-0230709881
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,366,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A gently poetic read, poetically written.'
--Daily Mail --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
--Daily Mail --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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This is a captivating and evocative novel from the author of "I Remember". Nicholas is running away, both from his marriage and an unfaithful wife, and the comfortable life he has known in Dublin. He buys a run down house in rural Cavan, right in the heart of Ireland, and embarks on a huge renovation project. While he is there, the house seems to speak to him - there are voices coming from an untraceable source, the seductive smell of baking seeps through the walls, and there is the unmistakable ethereal presence of a woman from the past. She is Jean Fanning, an English woman who lived in the same house in 1941. As her narrative combines with Nicholas', the story of The Adulteress is revealed - and Nicholas begins to discover exactly what went wrong with his own marriage. A novel about marriage, love, and the conundrum of fidelity, "The Adulteress" is an arresting, haunting novel set partly in contemporary and wartime Cavan, and partly in pre-war England, and is rich with all Noelle Harrison's exquisite encapsulation of place and period.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Got a copy when I was on holiday in Ireland, having read Noelle Harrison's other books. Her writing just gets better and better.
This is a great read - you become attached to all the characters and care about what happens to them and how each of their stories will end. Noelle Harrison manages to show you all the facets of this emotive and sensitive subject, illiciting empathy for characters and motives that you may not have previously considered you had.
The story moves around from Ireland to England to Italy giving you a strong flavour of the characters' lives in each location.
On the evidence of this, Noelle Harrison is definitely up there with Ireland's best young writers.
This is a great read - you become attached to all the characters and care about what happens to them and how each of their stories will end. Noelle Harrison manages to show you all the facets of this emotive and sensitive subject, illiciting empathy for characters and motives that you may not have previously considered you had.
The story moves around from Ireland to England to Italy giving you a strong flavour of the characters' lives in each location.
On the evidence of this, Noelle Harrison is definitely up there with Ireland's best young writers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Adulteress is a story told from duel viewpoints. Nicholas has left his cheating wife and moved to rural Cavan, with no real idea how he's going to live or keep the house going. But the house seems to speak to him, and he discovers that there is a spirit present. It is the spirit of June Fanning, a woman who used to live in the house and whose presence emanates regret. She wants to tell Nicholas a story, the story of an adulteress. Trouble is, it's the last thing he wants to hear after what his wife did to him.
But soon, he grows fond of June's presence, and the two storylines co-exist throughout the book. Viewpoints are alternated so you're told parts of each person's story, then you skip across to the other viewpoint. It could get confusing, but because there are only two main characters, it's really easy to keep a handle on and you can just enjoy the narrative.
The book didn't turn out to be quite what I expected, but I did really enjoy it. It's kind of like a more serious chick-lit novel, with some history and a ghost story thrown in. A fab read, which I'd definitely recommend.
But soon, he grows fond of June's presence, and the two storylines co-exist throughout the book. Viewpoints are alternated so you're told parts of each person's story, then you skip across to the other viewpoint. It could get confusing, but because there are only two main characters, it's really easy to keep a handle on and you can just enjoy the narrative.
The book didn't turn out to be quite what I expected, but I did really enjoy it. It's kind of like a more serious chick-lit novel, with some history and a ghost story thrown in. A fab read, which I'd definitely recommend.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Oooo yes, i completely agree with other 5 star review. This is a rare treat of a book. Not only is it beautifully, and i mean beautifully, written, it is also brilliantly plotted. I feel quite bereft now i've finished it.
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