The Forgotten Waltz
A Novel
Anne Enright (Author)
2012 Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Award for Excellence in Literature
"This stunning novel by a Booker Prize winner . . . Offers up its brilliance by way of astonishingly effective storytelling."—Booklist, starred review
"A
new, unapologetic kind of adultery novel.
Narrated by the proverbial other woman—Gina Moynihan, a sharp, sexy, darkly
funny thirtysomething IT worker—The Forgotten Waltz charts an extramarital affair from first encounter to
arranged, settled, everyday domesticity. . . . This novel’s beauty lies in
Enright’s spare, poetic, off-kilter prose—at once heartbreaking and
subversively funny. It’s built of startling little surprises and one fresh
sentence after another. Enright captures the heady eroticism of an extramarital
affair and the incendiary egomania that accompanies secret passion: For all
their utter ordinariness, Sean and Gina feel like the greatest lovers who've
ever lived.”—Elle
Book Details
- Paperback
- April 2012
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ISBN 978-0-393-34258-1
- 5.6 × 8.3 in
/ 272 pages
- Territory Rights: Worldwide, excluding Canada, the British Commonwealth and the European Union.
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Awards
Endorsements & Reviews
“In rueful, witty, unpredictable and compassionate prose, Enright gives expression to subtle, affecting shades of human interaction.” — starred review, Kirkus Reviews
“A breathtaking work that will surprise you.” — starred review, Library Journal
“A gorgeous critique of Ireland as the Celtic Tiger draws its dying breaths . . . [A] masterful and deeply satisfying novel.” — starred review, Publishers Weekly
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