Dimensions
138 x 202 x 14mm
Van Booy's first story collection was hailed as "breathtaking...chillingly beautiful' like postcards from Eden...Van Booy's stories are somehow like paintings the characters walk out of' and keep walking" by the Los Angeles Times. LOVE BEGINS IN WINTER picks up right where he left off' offering intimate scenes of tragic loss' redemptive tales of unlikely connection' and breathtaking moments that never really end. These stories' set around the world' are a perfect synthesis of grace' intensity' atmosphere and compassion.
The eponymous first story follows world famous French cellist Bruno Bonnet who lives only through music' bringing audiences across the world to their feet at with the emotional genius of his playing. But in private' Bruno is a broken man' hopelessly withdrawn from society' unable to maintain relationships---a prisoner to a past event he witnessed and can never forget.
But decades of emotional isolation come to a sudden end when Bruno collides with Hazel at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Her sweet Welsh voice and piercing green eyes somehow crack the ice around Bruno's heart' until a second chance meeting leaves them both helpless to a force greater than themselves. And as their lives irremediably entangle and secrets are revealed' they somehow find the courage to reach out again to a stranger in the world' balancing trust' despair' and a desperate hope that their pure and ungovernable love can survive the winter of their lives.
