The Calligrapher

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Summary: Though lovers shall be lost, love shall not
Review: This is a story of a modern libertine living in London, doing a very peculiar work for a living. This man is witty, charming, and women adore him, and he thinks of himself as the perfect Casanova. Until one day a moving van came unexpected...
So begins one of the wittiest, finely written, learned and disarmingly funniest stories of love in modern times, with characters you won't forget. A marvelous debut!

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Summary: "diabolically satisfying"
Review: This is one of the most cleverly written books of the last decade. The jaded reader may disparage this novel as "lad lit" in all its vainglory. Thankfully, Edward Docx weaves a remarkably funny tale of a rougue, learning his lessons the hard way, with the love sonnets of John Donne. The most brilliant aspect is exposing the modern reader to Donne's humorous and often, odd exposition of Love. It was a pleasure to read Donne again in this context. I couldn't agree more with the Publisher's Weekly review.