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Escapades of fleeting, fervent global romantic encounters.
The diversity of voices in "Brief Encounters" is truly fascinating. Each story takes you on a new adventure, making it perfect when you're in the mood for tales of passionate, ephemeral connections that transcend the mundanity of everyday life. They unite the essence of travel with the unpredictability of love, creating moments that are as memorable as they are temporary. If you've ever felt the allure of meeting someone new in a far-off place or experienced the intensity of a holiday romance, this collection will resonate with you.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780864425294
Authors:
Michelle de Kretser
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Date of Publication: 1998-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 2.82
(rated by 44 readers)
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Love affairs on the road, passionate holiday romances, erotic encounters, lovers who meet only to part... In Brief Encounters , a tourist in Peru falls for her handsome guide; backpackers check out who's on offer in the nightclubs of Prague; a couple trawl for adventure in a Mexican bathhouse; a beautiful Italian proposes marriage to the foreigner he's just met... Twenty seductive stories for everyone who has dreamt of escape with that perfect stranger. The AuthorsSean Condon, Karen Connelly, Peter Ho Davies, Pico Iyer, Alice Kaplan, Sarah Lloyd, Carole Maso, Mary Morris, Emily Perkins, Carol Queen, Bill Roorbach, Mona Simpson, Lisa St Aubin de Terán, Maureen Stanton, Lucretia Stewart, Stanley Stewart, Paul Theroux, Christina Thompson, Tom Whalen, and Sara Wheeler.
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Escapades of fleeting, fervent global romantic encounters.
The diversity of voices in "Brief Encounters" is truly fascinating. Each story takes you on a new adventure, making it perfect when you're in the mood for tales of passionate, ephemeral connections that transcend the mundanity of everyday life. They unite the essence of travel with the unpredictability of love, creating moments that are as memorable as they are temporary. If you've ever felt the allure of meeting someone new in a far-off place or experienced the intensity of a holiday romance, this collection will resonate with you.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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