'"The Republic of Love" marries a wide diversity of elements, mythical and modern, ironic and moving, exhilarating and melancholy...a love-surveying story that is enticingly seductive.' Times Literary Supplement '"The Republic of Love" is a hymn to the pleasures and pains, the raptures even of an unspectacular life. Fay discovers that happiness is "a kind of by-product of existence, and not an end in itself". This piece of knowledge saves her, Shields suggests, from the watery, ambiguous yearning of the mermaid, ...
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'"The Republic of Love" marries a wide diversity of elements, mythical and modern, ironic and moving, exhilarating and melancholy...a love-surveying story that is enticingly seductive.' Times Literary Supplement '"The Republic of Love" is a hymn to the pleasures and pains, the raptures even of an unspectacular life. Fay discovers that happiness is "a kind of by-product of existence, and not an end in itself". This piece of knowledge saves her, Shields suggests, from the watery, ambiguous yearning of the mermaid, "plaintive, coy", wordlessly calling out to no one. A simple message, but Shields delivers it with so much grace and so little pretension, that it is impossible not to be enchanted by her voice. She sings with the charm of a true siren. In her hands, we believe, anything can happen.' Guardian 'A novel that's so engrossing it makes you want to retire to a squashy sofa until you reach the end. Vividly fresh...glittering and spangled with fabulous surprises.' Sunday Times
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Add this copy of The Republic of Love to cart. $1.99, very good condition, Sold by Cuyahoga Valley Book Company rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Peninsula, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Penguin Books.
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Very Good. GREAT BOOK! NO SPINE CREASES & MILD WEAR ON LAMINATED COVER. LIGHTLY AGED PAGES, A FEW LIBRARY STAMPS BUT NO MARKS IN TEXT. Description: The acclaimed author of The Orange Fish and Swann writes a delicious, sophisticated novel of modern romance about a folklorist with a penchant for the past who falls in love with a off-beat, spontaneous disc jockey, who's definitely wrapped up in the present. "A touching, elegantly funny, lucious work of fiction."--New York Times Book Review.
Add this copy of The Republic of Love to cart. $2.20, like new condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Penguin Group.
Add this copy of The Republic of Love to cart. $2.20, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Penguin Group.
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Add this copy of The Republic of Love to cart. $2.75, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Penguin Books.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of The Republic of Love to cart. $2.99, very good condition, Sold by Redux Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wyoming, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Penguin Books.
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Very Good. Size: 5x0x7; Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Add this copy of The Republic of Love to cart. $2.99, good condition, Sold by Fort Hill International rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hillsboro, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Penguin Group.
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Ex-library usual stamps and markings Good condition but not perfect, Cover has minor nicks and tears, spine shows some creases from use. Ask Questions and request photos if your buying for the cover and not the content. STOCK PHOTOS MAY VARY FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM. ACTUAL PHOTOS AVAIL. UPON REQUEST.
Add this copy of Republic of Love to cart. $3.09, good condition, Sold by The Yard Sale Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Narrowsburg, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Penguin/Highbridge.
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Good. Two RELIABLE audio cassette tapes in the box printed by the publisher. Some shelf wear and scuff to the box. The tapes sit in their own plastic containers. There is some chip, rub and chafing to the box. STURDY audio tapes. Enjoy this abridged audio performance!
Add this copy of The Republic of Love: a Novel to cart. $3.14, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Open Road Media.
Add this copy of The Republic of Love to cart. $3.20, very good condition, Sold by Books N Stuff rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from OPELIKA, AL, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Fourth Estate Ltd.
