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Book Description
Set in late 1980s Europe at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Black Dogs is the intimate story of the crumbling of a marriage, as witnessed by an outsider. Jeremy is the son-in-law of Bernard and June Tremaine, whose union and estrangement began almost simultaneously. Seeking to compreContinue
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lrb published on Mon, 6 Sep 2010
4 Reviews
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A menacing atmosphere permeates this book. I was pleasantly surprised by the descriptions of several historical events in Europe of the last century, as well as the author's musings on the continent's ultimate fate. The finale, however, let me down a bit. It wasn't as shocking as I had expected it t ... (continue)
Kaeru said on Apr 17, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback
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maCmq said on Jan 18, 2012 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback
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3,5. Le verità di due persone che hanno preso strade diverse e che raccontano gli stessi avvenimenti in modo da farli sembrare diversi. Sempre. Una coppia innamorata, delusa e insofferente, con vite come binari separati, che cerca scuse per litigare anche da lontano. Sullo sfondo, guerra e dopoguerr ... (continue)
RobbieB said on Feb 3, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback
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The reason why I don't like this book is because the story itself, a past encounter of the narrator's mother in-law with two black dogs, takes up around 10 pages of the book, and it appears near the end of the book. The rest is descriptions and recollections of the narrator that gradually build up ... (continue)
Tracy W said on Nov 3, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback
Book Details
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- English Books
- Paperback 176 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0385494327
- ISBN-13: 9780385494328
- Publisher: Anchor
- Pub date: Dec 29, 1998
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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