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Burning Bright: A Play in Story Form
Mr John Steinbeck
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Description for Burning Bright: A Play in Story Form
Paperback. Such is the strength of Joe Saul's desperate longing for a child, that he feels as if a dark curse is upon him after three unfruitful years of marriage. Yet unbeknown to him, he is sterile. His young, devoted wife loves him so much that she secretly conceives the child of another man. Soon Joe discovers her deception. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94.
'A man can't scrap his bloodline, can't snip the thread of immortality.' Such is the strength of Joe Saul's desperate longing for a child, that he feels as if a dark curse is upon him after three unfruitful years of marriage. Yet unbeknown to him, he is sterile. His beautiful, young, devoted wife loves him so much that she secretly conceives the child of another man. But when Joe discovers her deception, his anguish is greater than ever before... A powerful, tragic and deeply moving tale.
'A man can't scrap his bloodline, can't snip the thread of immortality.' Such is the strength of Joe Saul's desperate longing for a child, that he feels as if a dark curse is upon him after three unfruitful years of marriage. Yet unbeknown to him, he is sterile. His beautiful, young, devoted wife loves him so much that she secretly conceives the child of another man. But when Joe discovers her deception, his anguish is greater than ever before... A powerful, tragic and deeply moving tale.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Condition
New
Weight
94g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141186061
SKU
V9780141186061
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About Mr John Steinbeck
Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck is remembered as one of the greatest and best-loved American writers of the twentieth century. His complete works will be available in Penguin Modern Classics.
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