The Connoisseur of Love by Gary Forrester

'Peter Becker, a German immigrant, is not entirely at home in his adopted city, but there's no place on earth he'd rather be. Neither Peter nor Wellington will last forever, and each is acutely aware of this bittersweet reality. An eccentric public servant, estranged from his family, Peter stalks Wellington's second-hand shops and cafes, cycles its streets, battles on its tennis courts, and performs his music - never quite connecting with anyone or anything. The Germans, as you might expect, have a word for Peter's underlying sense that all is not well: Torschlusspanik - literally, 'gate-closing panic' - or in his case, the angst of growing older as life's options narrow. Not that long ago, he seemed to have all the time in the world. Now his world is shrinking, and grace has not arrived'--Back cover. This Steele Roberts Paperback is in very good condition.

ISBN: 9781877577727 SKU: 1423358 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1423358
Location: NZ Fiction