This is a book about the beauty and complexity of the human soul, about God, love, and justice, and yet you can lose yourself in it as if it were a dream. You will be transported to New York of the Belle Epoque, to a city clarified by a siege of unprecedented winters. One night, Peter Lake--orphan, master-mechanic, and master second-story man--attempts to rob a fortress-like mansion on the Upper West Side. Though he thinks the house is empty, the daughter of the house is home. Thus begins the affair between the middle-aged Irish burglar and Beverly Penn, a young girl who is dying. Because of a love that at first he cannot fully understand, Peter, a simple and uneducated man, will be driven "to stop time and bring back the dead." His great struggle, in a city ever alight with its own energy and beset by winter, is a truly beautiful and extraordinary story.
A mythical epic of a "golden age," Mark Helprin's WINTER'S TALE is a poetic masterpiece about the beauty and complexity of the human soul, justice, love, and the magic of nature. Spanning the last century, Helprin's novel regained acclaim last year when the NEW YORK TIMES identified it as one of the single best works of American fiction published in the last 25 years. The allegory transports the listener into Helprin's love affair with New York City and lyrical prose. Narrator Oliver Wyman's art transcends this brilliant work with his unflagging spirit, awe, wonder, and range of literally dozens of distinctive voices. His remarkable versatility celebrates vocal depth--in characters who range from Dickensian presences to the airy breathiness of gentle souls. He is the harmonious complement to Helprin's kaleidoscopic imagination, and acknowledges the book's grace and wit with every utterance. A.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Author Mark Helprin's books include A Dove of the East and Other Stories, Refi ner's Fire, Ellis Island and Other Stories, Winter's Tale, Memoir from Antproof Case, The Pacifi c and Other Stories, and Freddy and Frederica.
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