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September 2008
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Featuring: Ambrose Zephyr; Zipper
128 pages
ISBN: 076792763X
EAN: 9780767927635
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Fiction
Ambrose Zephyr is a contented man. He shares a book-laden
Victorian house with his loving wife, Zipper. He owns two
suits, one of which he was married in. He is a courageous
eater, save brussel sprouts. His knowledge of wine is vague
and best defined as Napa, good; Australian, better; French,
better still. Kir royale is his drink of occasion. For an
Englishman he makes a poor cup of tea. He believes women are
quantifiably wiser than men, and would never give Zipper the
slightest reason to mistrust him or question his love.
Zipper simply describes Ambrose as the only man she has ever
loved. Without adjustment.
Then, just as he is
turning fifty, Ambrose is told by his doctor that he has one
month to live. Reeling from the news, he and Zipper embark
on a whirlwind expedition to the places he has most loved or
has always longed to visit, from A to Z, Amsterdam to
Zanzibar. As they travel to Italian piazzas, Turkish baths,
and other romantic destinations, all beautifully evoked by
the author, Zipper struggles to deal with the grand
unfairness of their circumstances as she buoys Ambrose with
her gentle affection and humor. Meanwhile, Ambrose reflects
on his life, one well lived, and comes to understand that
death, like life, will be made bearable by the strength and
grace of their devotion.
Richardson’s lovely prose
comes alive with an honesty and intensity that will leave
you breathless and inspired by the simple beauty and power
of love. The End of the Alphabet is a timeless,
resonant exploration of the nature of love, loss, and life.
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