Waiting for Sunrise - (P.S.) by William Boyd (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"P.S. insights, interviews, & more--"--Cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>From one of our most celebrated and imaginative writers comes a spellbinding novel about deception, betrayal, psychoanalysis, and the mysteries of the human heart. William Boyd follows his critically acclaimed novels <em>A Good Man in Africa</em>, <em>Brazzaville Beach</em>, and <em>Ordinary Thunderstorms </em>with a razor-sharp, incandescent thriller in Waiting for Sunrise. A provocative exploration of the line between consciousness and reality is nested within a tense, rollercoaster plotline following as a young English actor ensnared in a bewildering scandal with an enigmatic woman in early twentieth-century Vienna. Sophisticated, page-turning, and unforgettable, Boyd's <em>Waiting for Sunrise</em> is a triumph of literary fiction from one of the most powerful, thought-provoking writers working today.<br /><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Vienna, 1913. Lysander Rief, a young English actor in town seeking psychotherapy, is caught up in a feverish affair with a beautiful, enigmatic woman--until she goes to the police to press charges of rape. Only a frenzied getaway plotted by two mysterious British diplomats saves him from trial. But after Lysander returns to a London on the cusp of war, the traumatic ordeal haunts him at every turn. The men who coordinated his escape recruit him to carry out a brutal murder. His lover shows up at a party, ready to resume their liaison. Suddenly plunged into the dangerous theater of wartime intelligence--a murky world of sex, scandal, and spies--Lysander must unravel a secret that threatens Britain's safety.</p><p>Moving from Vienna to London's West End, from the battlefields of France to hotel rooms in Geneva, <em>Waiting for Sunrise</em> is a mesmerizing journey into the human psyche, a beautifully observed portrait of wartime Europe, a plot-twisting thriller, and a literary tour de force. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<i>Waiting for Sunrise</i> does the neat trick of evolving from a historical romance into a seat-of-the-pants spy thriller. . . . This is Boyd's stage, on which he is a virtuoso."--<b><i>The San Antonio Express-News</i></b><br><br>"<i>Waiting for Sunrise</i> retains a consistent intrigue and a splendidly intricate plot. . . . The denouement plays out with characteristic suspense and masterful design. . . . [Boyd has] a truly remarkable imagination."--<b><i>The Huffington Post</i></b><br><br>"A literary thriller that genuinely thrills, a plot-driven novel assembled by a master of plotting. The deftness with which Boyd knits together a complex cast of characters is immaculate. . . . It demonstrates yet again this writer's unrivalled versatility and consistency."--<b><i>The Financial Times</i></b><br><br>"A page-turner. . . . A thinking person's thriller."--<b><i>Good Housekeeping</i></b><br><br>"A tantalizing, fast-paced spy novel. . . . As seductive as it is, <i>Waiting for Sunrise</i> is no bodice-ripper. It's a brainteaser, charged with uncertainty and danger, electric with restraint."--<b><i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br><br>"A thoughtfully plotted story, whose twists and turns reveal the price its characters pay in trust. . . . Boyd is a nimble and entertaining writer."--<b><i>The Philadelphia Inquirer</i></b><br><br>"Always a smooth and expert storyteller, Boyd effortlessly combines historical detail with a sexy, galloping narrative that proves irresistible."--<b><i>People</i> (4 stars)</b><br><br>"An evocative mix of sex, spies, and psychoanalysis. . . . Fans of the author will love and recognize all the hallmarks of Boyd's best books."--<b>CNN.com</b><br><br>"As ever with Boyd there is an effortlessness to the prose and a piercing acuity to the period detail and evocation of place, along with thrilling set pieces. . . .[This book] proves that rarest of beasts: a tantalizingly experimental work that is also an immensely satisfying page-turner."--<b><i>The Telegraph</i></b><br><br>"Boyd is a born story teller whose clear, taut prose never gets in the way of his characters and their unpredictable fates."--<b><i>The Wall Street Journal</i></b><br><br>"Boyd retrofits a genre full of familiar devices and character types with finer textures and deeper psychology than it typically boasts. . . . <i>Waiting for Sunrise</i> manages to conjure an atmosphere of genuine disorientation that most spy novels gesture toward and few, if any, attain."--<b>Laura Miller, <i>Salon</i></b><br><br>"Fans of previous Boyd novels will find themselves on gratifyingly familiar ground in <i>Waiting for Sunrise</i>. . . . Few contemporary writers are able to evoke the ambiance and drama of our recent past as forcefully as Boyd. . . . Boyd's prose is often radiant."--<b><i>The Washington Post Book World</i></b><br><br>"It's ages since I read a novel that offers such breathlessly readable narrative enjoyment, such page-by-page storytelling confidence and solidity. Boyd has a positive genius for pace and description."--<b><i>The Independent</i></b><br><br>"Powerfully entertaining. . . . Boyd's ability to evoke a sense of time and place is unmatched. . . . He has been perfecting the craft of globetrotting entertainment for the past three decades."--<b><i>The Richmond Times-Dispatch</i></b><br><br>"Sex, psychiatry and Vienna on the eve of World War I - those are promising ingredients for a novel. And William Boyd makes the most of them. . . . Boyd's narrative moves briskly, and his local color is deftly done."--<b><i>The Seattle Times</i></b><br><br>"Superb. . . . To read a William Boyd novel is to open a bottle of wine, light a fire, sit back in your favourite armchair and trust that the master practitioner will take you on an intriguing and unpredictable journey. He's done it again."--<b><i>The Spectator</i> (UK)</b><br><br>"The narrative in this novel is almost seamless. . . . This atmospheric novel is elegantly crafted by a London writer who serves up a rich portrayal of human psychology and a plot that is both engaging and imaginative."--<b><i>The Tucson Citizen</i></b><br><br>"This is the sort of novel you finish, then begin again to revisit your favourite bits. . . . More than anything <i>Waiting for Sunrise</i> is a gleeful celebration of storytelling -- sly, clever, frequently hilarious, always involving. . . . This is the literary event of the year."--<b><i>The Times</i> (UK)</b><br><br>"Thoroughly entertaining. . . . <i>Waiting for Sunrise</i> has the pace of a spy thriller, with code-cracking and double-crossing aplenty."--<b><i>The New Yorker</i></b><br>
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