The Honeymoon

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book The Honeymoon by Justin Haythe, Grove Atlantic
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Justin Haythe ISBN: 9780802199591
Publisher: Grove Atlantic Publication: December 1, 2007
Imprint: Grove Press Language: English
Author: Justin Haythe
ISBN: 9780802199591
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
Publication: December 1, 2007
Imprint: Grove Press
Language: English

A young American’s life in Europe comes apart in this Man Booker Prize long-listed debut with “echoes of Ford Madox Ford and F. Scott Fitzgerald” (Tom Penn, The Times Literary Supplement, UK).

Set in London and Venice at the end of the twentieth century, The Honeymoon follows a young man’s journey into his own past and the strange events that caused his life to unravel. American-born Gordon Garraty spent much of his childhood traveling through the capitals of Europe with his eccentric mother Maureen. As Maureen worked on her interminable art guide, Gordon recorded their journeys with his camera. Only later, while working in London as a freelance photographer, did Gordon begin to emerge from his mother’s influence—and meet Annie.

Several years his senior and the daughter of a North London cabbie, Annie is Gordon’s first love—and after a dizzying courtship, his wife. But when they take a honeymoon in Venice, Gordon and Annie are accompanied by Maureen and her new Swiss fiancé. The brilliance of the city seems to distort rather than illuminate. Jealousy, suspicion, and conflicting desires rise to a palpable intensity before a single act of absurd but devastating violence lays bare the emptiness at the core of their gilded lives.

A deeply observant and expertly crafted tale, “The Honeymoon looks askance upon the beautiful and splendid, plumbing the stilted emotional depths of two wayward Americans who appear to have arrived via Henry James into the late 1980’s” (The Los Angeles Times).

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A young American’s life in Europe comes apart in this Man Booker Prize long-listed debut with “echoes of Ford Madox Ford and F. Scott Fitzgerald” (Tom Penn, The Times Literary Supplement, UK).

Set in London and Venice at the end of the twentieth century, The Honeymoon follows a young man’s journey into his own past and the strange events that caused his life to unravel. American-born Gordon Garraty spent much of his childhood traveling through the capitals of Europe with his eccentric mother Maureen. As Maureen worked on her interminable art guide, Gordon recorded their journeys with his camera. Only later, while working in London as a freelance photographer, did Gordon begin to emerge from his mother’s influence—and meet Annie.

Several years his senior and the daughter of a North London cabbie, Annie is Gordon’s first love—and after a dizzying courtship, his wife. But when they take a honeymoon in Venice, Gordon and Annie are accompanied by Maureen and her new Swiss fiancé. The brilliance of the city seems to distort rather than illuminate. Jealousy, suspicion, and conflicting desires rise to a palpable intensity before a single act of absurd but devastating violence lays bare the emptiness at the core of their gilded lives.

A deeply observant and expertly crafted tale, “The Honeymoon looks askance upon the beautiful and splendid, plumbing the stilted emotional depths of two wayward Americans who appear to have arrived via Henry James into the late 1980’s” (The Los Angeles Times).

More books from Grove Atlantic

Cover of the book The Devil Tree by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book The Beautiful Dead by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book Palestine by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book A House Unlocked by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book Swimming in the Volcano by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book My Friend the Mercenary by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book Murphy by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book Twenty-Seven Props for a Production of Eine Lebenszeit by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book Four Princes by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book Singing at the Gates by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book Stalin and the Scientists by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book In the Fall by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book Other Desert Cities by Justin Haythe
Cover of the book The People's Act of Love by Justin Haythe
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy