Author:Stendhal,Jean Stewart,B. Knight,Gilbert Sale,Suzanne Sale

In 1818, when he was in his mid-thirties, Stendhal met and fell passionately in love with the beautiful Mathilde Dembowski. She, however, was quick to make it clear that she did not return his affections, and in his despair he turned to the written word to exorcise his love and explain his feelings. The result is an intensely personal dissection of the process of falling - and being - in love: a unique blend of poetry, anecdote, philosophy, psychology and social observation. Bringing together the conflicting sides of his nature, the deeply emotional and the coolly analytical, Stendhal created a work that is both acutely personal and universally applicable.
'Holly Smale is an exceptional writer and this book is a treasure. Everyone should read it and everyone will love it'
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—— The Sun'Clever, unusual and often amusing, this is a powerful exploration of one woman's attempt to find happiness against the odds'
—— Daily Express'A very clever book . . . A quirky story, written with intelligence and humour.'
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—— Women's Weekly BookclubA powerful love story with an unforgettable heroine
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—— SUE FLETCHERSuffused with wisdom and compassion, this shattering testimony to one woman's life must be savoured, treasured and shared
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—— WOMAN'S WEEKLYHeart-wrenching and mesmerising ... Combining unforgettable characters and a breath-taking natural setting, it is a sweeping story of survival and becoming
—— Women's Prize for FictionSupremely readable... propulsive
—— Markie Robson , Tablet, *Novel of the Week*A dream-like, foreboding novel and worthy follow-up to the sensation The Girls
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—— Stephanie Cross , Daily Mail[The Guest’s] atmosphere is equally apprehensive [as The Girls] and Cline’s eye for the fragility of insider-outsiders is as gimlet-sharp as before
—— Financial Times, *Books of the Year*The Guest… [is] as relentlessly spellbinding as her debut
—— New Statesman, *Books of the Year*Raw, funny, real and sad, this is storytelling at its best
—— Marie ClaireBlisteringly good
—— SunThis truly beautiful story made us laugh, smile and sob like a baby - you simply have to read it
—— CloserEntertaining, immersive and moving
—— Sunday TimesDazzling
—— Sunday ExpressMoyes somehow manages to break your heart before restoring your faith in love
—— Sunday ExpressA genuinely entertaining book, a really cracking story
—— Stylist






