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RESEÑA BILINGUE
RESEÑA BILINGUE
A Position in Paris
by
Megan Reddaway
260 pages
Expected publication:
August 20th 2018
Edition Language: English
A standalone novel of 65,000 words.
BLURB: Paris, 1919. World War One is over, and wounded hero James Clarynton is struggling to face life without one leg, one eye, and the devilish good looks he had before the conflict. Now he must pay for affection, and it leaves him bitter. He’s filling the time by writing a book—but it’s the young man who comes to type it who really intrigues him.
Edmund Vaughan can’t turn down the chance to be secretary to the wealthy James Clarynton. He’s been out of work since the armistice, and his mother and brother depend on him. But he has secrets to hide, and the last thing he wants iAs they work together, their respect for each other grows, along with something deeper. But tragedy threatens, and shadows from the past confront them at every turn. They must open their hearts and trust each other if they are to break down the barriers that separate them.s an employer who keeps asking questions.
My rating: 2.8 Paris-no-es-una-fiesta stars
Tras concluir la prImera guerra mundial, James Clarynton es un joven coronel viviendo en Paris , amargado y en estado depresivo por perder una pierna y un ojo, entre dolores y cuasi aislado. Su padre le repudió después de declararse amante de los hombres, y en su situación actual debe recurrir a pagar favores sexuales, Aunque mal mirado y no hablado esto no es ilegal en Francia, a diferencia de Inglaterra. Un amigo para distraerle le sugiere que escriba un libro, asi que busca un secretario llegando a contratar a un inglés, un sujeto al parecer de buena clase o tal vez un burgues, que busca trabajo en medio de la escasez del mismo cuando todos han regresado a Paris.
Edmund Vaughan por su parte tiene sus propios secretos, relacionados con su familia , pero debe mantener a su madre y hermano pequeño , asi que trabaja con este hombre y le va planteando varias cosas que habia reprimido en su vida.
La historia tiene una buena premisa. pero el estilo en que esta escrito, como entradas de diarios por parte de ambos protagonistas, deja poco lugar extrañamente para profundizar más la historia. El angst y el excarvar en los sentimientos de ambos estaba a la mano, tal vez siendo un poco más larga. pero esto se deja pasar.
Me gusta el hombre de confianza-valet-sirviente inevitable en estos casos que debe ser discreto: el imperturbable Parkin. Asi como los breves vistazos a Robby, el hermanito.
No sé pero eso de la historia de Edmond es tan folletinesca...
Bueno, no fue un libro muy destacable, pero la autora debería seguir intentandolo.
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Mi reseña original en Goodreads.
In the aftermath of WWI, a bitter damaged british young Colonel is living in Paris; he lost one leg and one eye to the war. Rejected by his family for his inclinationations before that, now has resorted to paid lovers. To keep him distracted a friend suggest that he will write a book. Searching for secretary leads him to contract a empoverished and shy british man-Mr. Vaughan.
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Why do people marry? I once thought only women truly wanted that tie, and men did it because they fell in love and could not have the woman any other way. But men of our class can support mistresses, yet even the wealthiest men still marry. Is it for children, then—for the man to be sure a child is his, for the woman to know her children will be supported? Or are they seeking something more, something in the relation between the two people themselves, something almost spiritual? Does the unbreakable bond force one to plumb the depths of one’s nature, and does that make it worthwhile?
Would I wish to marry, if I felt about women as other men do? Or—inconceivable—if men could marry men, would any of us do it?
Parkin and his butler, perhaps, but they are sixty.
Would I wish to marry, if I felt about women as other men do? Or—inconceivable—if men could marry men, would any of us do it?
Parkin and his butler, perhaps, but they are sixty.
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Parkin indeed is one of the best :)
Narrated from the journals of both men, this could be a better story, but apart from that kind of style it lacks of time to explore the angst and struggle, to feel the pain, shame , and uncertain. There is so much backstory from both to explore and it no shows.
Nice story, could be better carry out.
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