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Mrs. Sartoris

By Elke Schmitter

By Elke Schmitter

By Elke Schmitter

By Elke Schmitter

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Dec 07, 2004 | ISBN 9780375726149

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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307426963

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    About Mrs. Sartoris

    An international sensation, Elke Schmitter’s explosive debut novel presents a modern-day twist on Madame Bovary.

    Margarethe can remember very clearly the last time she was happy: she was eighteen, prized for her beauty, and swept off her feet by her wealthy, dashing boyfriend. Then he left her. For the last twenty years she has lived in a provincial German town with her dependable husband, her self-directed daughter, and her adoring mother-in-law. Her life has been one of numbing predictability–until she meets Michael, a married man who stirs her from her resignation, delivering her to heights of rapture only to ignite far more destructive passions. An erotic, psychologically charged thriller narrated with chilling dispassion, Mrs. Sartoris opens a bracing portal onto obsession and the crucible of love.

    About Mrs. Sartoris

    An international sensation, Elke Schmitter’s explosive debut novel presents a modern-day twist on Madame Bovary.

    Margarethe can remember very clearly the last time she was happy: she was eighteen, prized for her beauty, and swept off her feet by her wealthy, dashing boyfriend. Then he left her. For the last twenty years she has lived in a provincial German town with her dependable husband, her self-directed daughter, and her adoring mother-in-law. Her life has been one of numbing predictability–until she meets Michael, a married man who stirs her from her resignation, delivering her to heights of rapture only to ignite far more destructive passions. An erotic, psychologically charged thriller narrated with chilling dispassion, Mrs. Sartoris opens a bracing portal onto obsession and the crucible of love.

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    About Elke Schmitter

    Elke Schmitter, born in 1961 in Krefeld, Germany, studied philosophy in Munich. Mrs. Sartoris has been translated into thirteen languages. Her second novel, Minor Misdemeanors, was published in Germany in 2002. As a journalist she writes for Der Spiegel. She… More about Elke Schmitter

    About Elke Schmitter

    Elke Schmitter, born in 1961 in Krefeld, Germany, studied philosophy in Munich. Mrs. Sartoris has been translated into thirteen languages. Her second novel, Minor Misdemeanors, was published in Germany in 2002. As a journalist she writes for Der Spiegel. She… More about Elke Schmitter

    Product Details

    Category: Romance | Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $12.95
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 07, 2004 | 160 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375726149

    Category: Romance | Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 18, 2007 | 160 Pages | ISBN 9780307426963

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    Praise

    “Taut and absorbing. . . . This pulsing psychological portrait . . . is hard not to consume in one sitting.” –The New York Times Book Review


    “Outstanding. . . . This cool first-person confessional . . . is a study in inner fragility and surface toughness.” –Ali Smith, The Times Literary Supplement

    “Subtle. . . . Clear-eyed. . . . It is certainly a pleasure to read such a well-styled, level-headed novel. . . . It deserves success.” –The Guardian

    “Riveting. Schmitter has reworked a great novel into a new and unique shape.” –The Boston Globe

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