History of a Pleasure Seeker |
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Author:
| Mason, Richard Kanon, Joseph |
ISBN: | 978-1-4104-4857-6 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $30.99 |
Book Description:
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This opulent, romantic coming-of-age drama set at the height of Europe's belle époque, is about a young man -- Piet Barol -- with an instinctive appreciation for pleasure and a gift for finding it. Piet applies for a job as tutor to the troubled son of Europe's leading hotelier: a child who refuses to leave his family's mansion on Amsterdam's grandest canal. As the young man enters this glittering world, he learns it secrets -- and soon finds his life transformed.
This opulent, romantic coming-of-age drama set at the height of Europe's belle époque, is about a young man -- Piet Barol -- with an instinctive appreciation for pleasure and a gift for finding it. Piet applies for a job as tutor to the troubled son of Europe's leading hotelier: a child who refuses to leave his family's mansion on Amsterdam's grandest canal. As the young man enters this glittering world, he learns it secrets -- and soon finds his life transformed.