Josephine Hart was an Irish author celebrated for her piercing exploration of desire and the destructive power of obsession. Her narratives delve into the darker corners of the human psyche, examining the intricacies of relationships and the inevitable clashes between passion and morality. Through her refined prose and intense storytelling, Hart compels readers to confront the unspoken truths of the human experience.
Following the hugely successful Josephine Hart Poetry Hours at the British Library where actors such as Roger Moore and Juliet Stevenson have read poetry from Auden to Eliot, from Larkin to Plath - comes the book and a complimentary CD.
Andrew suffers greatly from the loss of his wife Laura and cannot seem to move ahead as he constantly sees her in his dreams, but after meeting one very powerful woman, he begins to learn how to remember Laura while still being able to move on. Reprint.
Damage is the gripping story of a man’s desperate obsession and scandalous love affair. He is a man who appears to have everything: wealth, a beautiful wife and children, and a prestigious political career in Parliament. But his life lacks passion, and his aching emptiness drives him to an all-consuming, and ultimately catastrophic, relationship with his son’s fiancée. Chilling and brilliant, Damage is a masterpiece—a daring look at the dangers of obsession and the depth of its shattering consequences.
It's dangerous . . . and that's the truth about love . . . A young man shields his terrible wounds from his mother; a husband believes he can love his grief-stricken wife back to life; a young girl puts her own life on hold until her family can find their way back from blinding pain; a man surrenders to the helplessness of obsessive love. Set in Ireland, this brilliant, intense story is about a family named O'Hara who chose to remain in the place of their loss, and the stranger from Germany who has run from his. It's about love - for another, for a country, for family - and survival, and it's remarkable.
Ruth is beautiful, intelligent and privileged, but she can never be satisfied - there is a moral vacuum where her heart should be. She envies her cousin Elisabeth and this obsession leads her inexorably to tragedy. By the author of "Damage".
Ein angesehener Arzt und Politiker, glücklich verheiratet, trifft die Freundin seines Sohnes, Anna. Plötzlich wird seine Vergangenheit bedeutungslos, und er verfällt in einen Liebesrausch, der schließlich in ein schreckliches Erwachen mündet.
Un uomo che ha svolto una brillante carriera politica, ha sposato una donna intelligente e bella e saputo svolgere il ruolo di figlio, marito, padre, politico sempre con ottimi risultati, incontra una misteriosa donna che esercita fin dal primo istante un potere straordinario su di lui. Un dominio sessuale e psicologico di fronte a cui soccombe.
Un importante doctor y político británico dedicado por entero al trabajo y la familia entabla una obsesiva relación con la amante de su hijo. La vida hasta ahora ejemplar de este eminente ciudadano se verá removida hasta los cimientos por la enigmática mujer, que puede destruir todos los principios morales sobre los que ha levantado su existencia y su brillante carrera. Una dramática confrontación entre el erotismo incontrolado y los valores sociales establecidos, que plantea inquietantes preguntas sobre el poder de la sexualidad humana.
Zwei Romane in einem Band. (Tb)
( Jubelbände). 190 S.
Ruth ma talent, urodę i pieniądze. A jednak ta c�rka magnata prasowego od dzieciństwa nosi w sobie wielki b�l, kt�ry stopniowo przeradza się w nienawiść. Onegdaj rodzice dziewczyny przygarnęli jej osieroconą kuzynkę Elizabeth, a ta, zdaniem Ruth, zajęła jej miejsce w ich sercach. Teraz więc, chociaż ma już wiele, chce jeszcze więcej - pragnie za wszelką cenę upokorzyć i zniszczyć rywalkę. Odebrać jej to wszystko, co niesłusznie otrzymała od życia.