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Sarah Waters - a modern classic, "an author so brilliant that readers are willing to believe her every word" (Daily Mail) - has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize three times. The idea for Intimacy arose from the writer’s archival research for an academic article on Victorian spiritualism, which Waters was preparing while working on her debut novel Velvet Claws. Margaret Pryer recovers from her father's death and attempted suicide. At the insistence of her father's old friend, she begins to visit Millbank women's prison, talk with prisoners, providing them with moral support. Her interest is drawn to Selina Dawes, a transmedium who was convicted after one of her seances ended tragically. Gradually, interest turns into obsession - after all, Selina assures that they are connected by a vibrating wire made of dark matter... In 2008, director Tim Fywell, known for his work on the series “The Woman in White”, “The Ice House”, “Dracula”, directed a television film of the same name, The main roles were played by Zoe Tatler, Anna Madeley, Domini Blythe, Amanda Plummer. The novel, previously published under the title “A Thread Woven from Darkness,” is published in a new translation.
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- Name of the Author
- Сара Уотерс
- Language
- Russian
- Translator
- Мария Владимировна Куренная