About the book
In The Winter Vault, award-winning poet and novelist Anne Michaels crafts a love story of extraordinary depth and complexity, juxtaposing historic dislocations with the most intimate moments of individual lives.
In 1964, a newly married Canadian couple settles into a Nile River houseboat moored below the towering figures of Abu Simbel. Avery is one of the engineers responsible for moving the temple above the rapidly rising waters of the Aswan Dam. At the edge of a world about to be lost forever, Avery and and his new wife Jean begin to create their own world. But it will not be enough to bind them when tragedy strikes and they go back to separate lives in Toronto. There Jean meets Lucjan, a Polish artist whose haunting stories of his shattered childhood in occupied Warsaw draw her further away from Avery. But, in time, he will also show her the way back to consolation and forgiveness.
Editions of The Winter Vault
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780771058905
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780307270825
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771059117
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771059094
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780307455765
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307271532
- EBook
- ISBN 9781551993386
Read an Excerpt
In The Winter Vault, award-winning poet and novelist Anne Michaels crafts a love story of extraordinary depth and complexity, juxtaposing historic dislocations with the most intimate moments of individual lives.
In 1964, a newly married Canadian couple settles into a Nile River houseboat moored below the towering figures of Abu Simbel. Avery is one of the engineers responsible for moving the temple above the rapidly rising waters of the Aswan Dam. At the edge of a world about to be lost forever, Avery and and his new wife Jean begin to create their own world. But it will not be enough to bind them when tragedy strikes and they go back to separate lives in Toronto. There Jean meets Lucjan, a Polish artist whose haunting stories of his shattered childhood in occupied Warsaw draw her further away from Avery. But, in time, he will also show her the way back to consolation and forgiveness.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Winter Vault about?
In The Winter Vault, award-winning poet and novelist Anne Michaels crafts a love story of extraordinary depth and complexity, juxtaposing historic dislocations with the most intimate moments of individual lives.
In 1964, a newly married Canadian couple settles into a Nile River houseboat moored below the towering figures of Abu Simbel. Avery is one of the engineers responsible for moving the temple above the rapidly rising waters of the Aswan Dam. At the edge of a world about to be lost forever, Avery and and his new wife Jean begin to create their own world. But it will not be enough to bind them when tragedy strikes and they go back to separate lives in Toronto. There Jean meets Lucjan, a Polish artist whose haunting stories of his shattered childhood in occupied Warsaw draw her further away from Avery. But, in time, he will also show her the way back to consolation and forgiveness.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Winter Vault?
Fiction > Historical fiction
Where can I read a sample of The Winter Vault?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780771058905
Is The Winter Vault part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Vintage International
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Winter Vault?
Anne Michaels
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Winter Vault is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780771058905) and hardcover(ISBN 9780307270825) and paperback(ISBN 9780771059117) and paperback(ISBN 9780771059094) and paperback(ISBN 9780307455765) and ebook(ISBN 9780307271532) and ebook(ISBN 9781551993386)
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