An evocative story set in present day New York City, Wales, Cornwall, Paris, Rome and Greece. Simon Van Booy explores love's labour and love's loss with masterful simplicity and in touching detail. His prose is spare, economical and evanescent. His characters are often unbearably lonely, vulnerable and private. Their realities are so full of memories that they seem transcendental and independent of time. Simon Van Booy's voice is reverent, haunting and profoundly humane.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Simon Van Booy is a remarkable writer. I came to this book through his second collection, Love Begins In Winter, and can say nothing but good things about either book. These stories are skillfully written, full of compassion and beauty. I can't imagine anyone being disappointed by this book and I recommend it wholeheartedly!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A very moving collection featuring stories of love & loss of varying kinds. The language is spare, poetic and beautiful. A book I want to forget so that I can have the joy of discovering it all over again.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The Secret Lives of People in Love is one of the most deeply absorbing and touching story collections I've ever read. Van Booy has an incredible ability to find beauty and insight in almost anything, and the way in which he turns those observations into words is nothing short of startling. He demonstrates that profound ability in this collection to the fullest, and that's why I urge readers (especially those who like their prose a little more on the lyrical side), to rush out and buy a copy. You seriously won't regret it, and you certainly won't forget any of the stories that you will read. I can almost guarantee that.
By Martin
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I really wanted to like this book but it was just too over written. Some beautiful ideas spoiled by frantic shoveling in of metaphors and similes until you don't want to even look at the text.
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