Where My Heart Used to Beat
Paperback Published on: 21/03/2024
Price: £9.99
Synopsis
‘A masterpiece’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
‘Ambitious, demanding and profoundly melancholy’ GUARDIAN
Dr. Robert Hendricks has just received a mysterious invitation. Psychiatrist Alexander Pereira has asked him to stay at his villa on a French island. But what starts out as an intellectual exchange soon becomes a cat and mouse game that brings to the surface a history of war and a lost love that Hendricks had thought buried.
A gripping exploration of the mysteries of memory, Where My Heart Used to Beat is a stunning and thrilling novel of past lives and the indelible scars of love.
‘An intelligent and moving examination of the traumas of war’ SCOTSMAN
‘Will leave you gulping back sobs’ OBSERVER
Publisher information
- Publisher: Cornerstone
- ISBN: 9781804944097
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 22 mm
- Weight: 249g
- Languages: English
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Sebastian Faulks has written another winner.
This book has everything we have come to expect from Sebastian Faulks, well drawn characters, interesting places and plot and the recurring themes of war a... READ MORE
Another great book from Sebastian Faulks
I have been a fan of Sebastian Faulks for many years especially Birdsong so I was looking forward to reading this book and my expectation was not disappoin... READ MORE
Not perfect... but what is?
I wouldn’t have said I was an avid Faulks fan but looking back through his catalogue it seems that I’ve read far more than I thought, so I was pleasantly s... READ MORE
Familiar threads drawn together
Sebastian Faulks shows himself to be a master in the descriptive landscape of the World Wars mixed with the life of a psychotherapist. He touches on experi... READ MORE
Another beautifully written novel
Faulks proves he is the master of love and war once again. Where my Heart Used to Beat is a wonderful combination of beauty and turmoil, with Faulks' beaut... READ MORE
Sanity, madness, love and war
I’ve never believed that all’s fair in love and war. Sebastian Faulks’ where my heart used to beat explores the joys and sadnesses of love and friendship,... READ MORE
An immersive read with plenty of depth
This is the first Faulks book I have read, and I certainly don’t think it is a bad place to start.
The story takes in the first and second world wars an... READ MORE
A definite page turner
I received a pre-proof copy of this book from Waterstones - thank you for sending me such an excellent read - I could not put it down. And thank you for re... READ MORE
Thought provoking
Firstly, apologies for not posting this review before the publication date. This was not a book to be rushed or read while there were distractions. I almo... READ MORE
How we think about how we think...
I loved this – but it does help that I am a fan of all things related to psychiatry. Some of the best passages of this book are related to those who are de... READ MORE
Frustrating fragments
The book opens with narrator Dr Robert Hendricks describing the outcome of a recent sexual encounter. We quickly build a picture of Hendricks, a psychoanal... READ MORE
A very deep and meaningful read.
This is a very moving page turner which raises many questions about human nature, mental health, relationships and the meaning of life. This epic tale foll... READ MORE
yet another good book
Straddling most of the 20th century, Where my heart used to beat covers some familiar ground for Sebastian Faulks fan base.
The story about psychiatrist Ro... READ MORE
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