- Sign In
- Help
-
My Basket0
Your basket is empty.
The Tiger's Wife (Paperback)
Tea Obreht (author)- In stock online
A spellbinding journey through the troubled history and colourful folklore of the Balkans, from the youngest ever winner of the Orange Prize.
'Beautifully executed, haunting and lyrical' Independent
'A delightful work, as enchanting as it is surprising' Sunday Times
'Assured, eloquent and not easily forgotten' Independent on Sunday
Natalia is on a quest: to discover the truth about her beloved grandfather. He has died far from home, in circumstances shrouded in mystery.
Recalling stories her grandfather told her as a child, Natalia suspects he may have died trying to unravel two mysteries. One was the fate of a tiger which escaped during German bombing raids in 1941; the other a man who claimed to be immortal. But, as Natalia learns, there are no simple truths or easy answers in this landscape echoing with myths but still scarred by war.
'Spellbinding' Marie Claire
'Striking, affecting and ingenious' Scotsman
'A poignant, seductive novel' Observer
'The most thrilling discovery in years' Colum McCann
'A book you will want to read again and again' Independent
'Varied, poignant and beguilingly fantastical' Time Out
'Obeht has a vibrant, rangy, full-bodied prose style, which moved expertly between realistic and mythic modes of storytelling, conjuring brilliant images on every page' Sunday Times
'One of the most extraordianry debuts of recent memory . . . gorgeous' Vogue
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9780753827406
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 244 g
Dimensions: 196 x 132 x 23 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
A magical, distinctive tale. -- Emma Lee-Potter * DAILY EXPRESS *
As enchanting as it is surprising ... Obreht's prose style is full-bodied and vibrant, and she conjures brilliant images on every page. -- Edmund Gordon * SUNDAY TIMES *
War and its legacy ricochets through Obreht's kaleidoscopic dance of myth, folk memory and interrelated stories ... dizzying and ambitious * LONDON METRO *
a stunning tale with the mythic quality of a fairy story * TIMES *
Mysterious and funny * SUNDAY HERALD *
A distinctive, magical tale * DAILY EXPRESS *
You may also be interested in...
“Very different but very very good!”
I find some books reach out, grab me and pull me into their world hook line qnd sinker from page 1. But occasionally a book weaves a kind of spell and draws me in gently almost like the author beckons me in with a... More
“Excellent Read”
Would recommend this book to everyone..it can be very rare to find a novel which grab's you as this one certainly does!
Tea Obreht has such a gift and I look forward to future books.
“very powerful”
Starting this review is hard. There is so much I love about this book - the mystery, the folklore, the way Obreht silkily spins her little web and leaves us to admire its complexity. It has a plotline of sorts, but I... More
Please sign in to write a review