Last Lovers [Import] [Paperback]

William Wharton (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books / Granta; New Ed edition (July 30, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 014014031X
• ISBN-13: 978-0140140316
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,523,377 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A simply beautiful work that touches all emotions., December 4, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Last Lovers (Hardcover)

In Last Lovers, an American expatriate-businessman turned
street artist meets, by accident, an ingenuous, blind,
Parisian spinster and a beautiful relationship
ensues. More than just an exploration of these two
distinct lives, Last Lovers peers into the Byzantine
mysteries of love and relationships. In a clear and
unencumbered voice, William Wharton tells how these two
people find joy, beauty, and clarity in lives scarred
by sorrows and misfortunes. A touching novel that will
effect every emotion and leave each reader changed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A moving story, August 7, 2000

By 

Maanu (Orangeburg, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last Lovers (Hardcover)

This unusual story of the love between an American street artist in Paris running away from himself, and an old blind woman traumatized by a family death, is unforgettable. The seemingly contradictory themes of carnal sex and innocence, pain and caring, culture and cross-culture are painted so engagingly that the book is a page-turner to the very end.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You're Never Too Old to Love, March 22, 2011

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Ford Ka (Edinburgh, Scotland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Last Lovers (Hardcover)

William Wharton's 'Last Lovers' tells the story of love which can be very seldom found in novels. It is a story of a man in his forties disappointed with life and love who chose the life of a street painter to run away from a failed marriage (failed also because of him) and a woman in her sixties who lost her eyesight when life turned too cruel for her to bear. They meet by chance, do not trust each other at the beginning, very slowly learn to respect and like each other and, ultimately, fall in love.

It is a love story but also a story of mutual guiding towards the light - Jack helps Mirabelle regain her trust in the world, Mirabelle helps Jack regain his trust in other people and love. The story is very touching and there are no easy happy ends here but Wharton succeeds in making his tale real even if it is very unusual. A perfect love story for those who doubt they can ever love again.