· Mercury is Margot Livesey's eighth novel, and just like the previous seven, it is completely different from its predecessors. Her books have been peopled by a most variegated lot, among them an evil child, a lunatic, a blackmailer, an amnesiac, a control freak, a couple of ghosts, and, last time, in The Flight of Gemma Hardy, a mid-twentieth-century version of Jane www.doorway.ru: HarperCollins Publishers. Margot Livesey is a searingly intelligent writer at the height of her powers. Dennis Lehane, author of World Gone By Mercury is as luminous, unforgettable, and . “MERCURY is a haunting, meticulous inquiry into the nature of blindness-its insidious power to corrupt marital trust, even between those with perfect vision. Margot Livesey is a searingly intelligent writer at the height of her powers.” -- Jennifer Egan, author of A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD/5(92).
Margot Livesey's new novel, "Mercury," features a married couple who have drifted into this proximate but distant state of coexistence. As Donald, the husband, puts it, they operate like. Mercury's owner, Hilary, is a newcomer to town who has enrolled her daughter in riding lessons. When she brings Mercury to board at Windy Hill, everyone is struck by his beauty and prowess, particularly Viv. Margot Livesey. Publisher. Harper. Release. 27 September Share. Subjects Fiction Literature Thriller. Mercury is a page-turner, but the aftertaste smacks of sadness and uncertainty, with just a shred of hope that an equilibrium might be reached between ambition and family. FICTION Mercury by Margot Livesey Harper Published Septem ISBN
“Mercury” is a book full of scheming characters trying to better their lives, often at the expense of others. MERCURY. by Margot Livesey ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 27, Another probing study of the way character shapes our destinies from the author of The Flight of Gemma Hardy (), etc. It’s perhaps a bit much to make Donald an optometrist, given that he confesses shortly after disclosing his occupation that he failed to see wife Viv’s obsession with a horse named Mercury until it was much too late. Margot Livesey The author of “Mercury” will appear at 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Elliott Bay Book Co., 10th Ave., Seattle; free ( or www.doorway.ru).
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