Bloomsbury Catalogue January - June 2012

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Brian Moore The Statement Beautifully reissued editions of classics by Brian Moore, three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize Condemned to death in absentia for crimes against humanity, Pierre Brossard has lived in the shadows for more than forty years. Now, at last, his past is threatening to catch up with him. A new breed of government officials is determined to break decades of silence and expose the crimes of Vichy. under the harsh glare of the Provençal sun, Brossard is forced to abandon the monastery where he has been hiding and turn to old friends for support – but can he really outrun his past? Brian Moore was born in Belfast and emigrated to Canada in 1948 before moving to California. The Doctor’s Wife, The Colour of Blood and Lies of Silence were all shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Six of his novels have been made into films: The Luck of Ginger Coffey, Catholics, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, Cold Heaven, The Statement and Black Robe. Brian Moore died in 1999. PrICE: £7.99 FOrMAT: PAPErBACK ISBN: 9781408826171 EBOOK: 9781408826379 PuB dATE: 07 NOVEMBEr 2011 TrANSlATION rIgHTS: PFd TErrITOry: COMM/uKEXuSA

Also available by Brian Moore:

ISBN: 9781408827024

ISBN: 9781408827017

ISBN: 9781408827031

ISBN: 9781408826355

EBOOK: 9781408828922

EBOOK: 9781408828939

EBOOK: 9781408828908

EBOOK: 9781408828915

PrICE: £7.99 FOrMAT: PAPErBACK PuB dATE: 02 FEBruAry 2012 TrANSlATION rIgHTS: PFd TErrITOry: COMM/uKEXuSA

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