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Act of Passion

3.7/5 ( ratings)

For forty years Charles Alavoine has sleepwalked through his life. Growing up as a good boy in the grip of a domineering mother, he trains as a doctor, marries, opens a medical practice in a quiet country town, and settles into an existence of impeccable bourgeois conformity. And yet at unguarded moments this model family man is haunted by a sense of emptiness and futility.
Then, one night, laden with Christmas presents, he meets Martine. It is time for the sleeper to awake.

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New York Review Books

Release: October 18, 2011

ISBN: 1590173856

ISBN 13: 9781590173855

Act of Passion

3.7/5 ( ratings)

For forty years Charles Alavoine has sleepwalked through his life. Growing up as a good boy in the grip of a domineering mother, he trains as a doctor, marries, opens a medical practice in a quiet country town, and settles into an existence of impeccable bourgeois conformity. And yet at unguarded moments this model family man is haunted by a sense of emptiness and futility.
Then, one night, laden with Christmas presents, he meets Martine. It is time for the sleeper to awake.

Language: English

Pages: 216

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New York Review Books

Release: October 18, 2011

ISBN: 1590173856

ISBN 13: 9781590173855

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