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The Love and Death of Caterina

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28th April 2011

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Selected: ebook / ISBN-13: 9780857380647

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Caterina is beautiful, sensuous, gifted – a woman alive with possibility. When she walks into a room, no one can look away.

Luciano Valdez – celebrated writer and respected university lecturer whose life is teetering on the edge of despair – believes Caterina to be the most astonishing woman he has ever met. Convinced she will reignite his life and work, Luciano finds himself falling in love with her, with devastating consequences …

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Reviews

Guardian
'It's a deft romance, an exercise in camp, and a fable about male pride and its pitfalls ... very readable' The Guardian.
Scotsman
'The best Scottish novel I read this year' Scotsman.
Sunday Herald
'Beautifully written with an evocative narrative' Sunday Herald.
Scotsman
'A very fine novel … intelligent, imaginative, accomplished, rich in sympathy and irony' Allan Massie, Scotsman
Glasgow Herald
'With The Love and Death of Caterina, Andrew Nicoll triumphantly cleared the second novel hurdle ... there are moments reminiscent of Graham Greene' The Glasgow Herald.
Times Literary Supplement
'Elegant, wise, ironic - a gripping and impressive piece of work' Times Literary Supplement.