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A Fine & Private Place (Paperback)
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Description
Conversing in a mausoleum with the dead, an eccentric recluse is tugged back into the world by a pair of ghostly lovers bearing an extraordinary gift--the final chance for his own happiness. When challenged by a faithless wife and aided by a talking raven, the lives of the living and the dead may be renewed by courage and passion, but only if not belatedly. Told with an elegiac wisdom, this delightful tale of magic and otherworldly love is a timeless work of fantasy imbued with hope and wonder. After multiple printings since 1960, this newest edition will contain the author's recent revisions and will stand as the definitive version of an ageless classic.
About the Author
Peter S. Beagle is the author of The Innkeeper's Song, The Last Unicorn, and Tamsin. He is the recipient of the Mythopoeic and Locus awards, and France's Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. He lives in Oakland, California.
Praise for A Fine & Private Place…
"One of literature's most beautiful works about ghostly times and places . . . told with wit, charm, and a sense of individuality." —The New York Times Book Review
"Beagle has been compared, not unreasonably, with Lewis Carroll and J. R. R. Tolkein, but he stands squarely and triumphantly on his own feet." —The Saturday Review
"A sweet, sad, and smart novel about life, death and love . . . a book that has endured for a reason." —The Agony Column
"Just as wonderful as I remembered it to be: beautifully written, the characters warmly drawn." —The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
"One of the great fantasy novels of all time." —ICCFA Magazine (International Cemetery, Cremation, and Funeral Association)
"I can't think of a better book to buy for someone you love this holiday season." —Omnivoracious.com
"Such compassion and grace that [the book] ends up far more absorbing and moving than most novels." —SF Reviews.net
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