{"product_id":"waiting-for-sunrise-a-novel-isbn-9780061876776","title":"Waiting for Sunrise: A Novel","description":"From one of our most celebrated and imaginative writers comes a spellbinding novel about deception, betrayal, psychoanalysis, and the mysteries of the human heart. William Boyd follows his critically acclaimed novels \u003cem\u003eA Good Man in Africa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBrazzaville Beach\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOrdinary Thunderstorms \u003c\/em\u003ewith a razor-sharp, incandescent thriller in Waiting for Sunrise. A provocative exploration of the line between consciousness and reality is nested within a tense, rollercoaster plotline following as a young English actor ensnared in a bewildering scandal with an enigmatic woman in early twentieth-century Vienna. Sophisticated, page-turning, and unforgettable, Boyd’s \u003cem\u003eWaiting for Sunrise\u003c\/em\u003e is a triumph of literary fiction from one of the most powerful, thought-provoking writers working today.\u003cbr\u003e | \u003cp\u003eVienna, 1913. Lysander Rief, a young English actor in town seeking psychotherapy, is caught up in a feverish affair with a beautiful, enigmatic woman—until she goes to the police to press charges of rape. Only a frenzied getaway plotted by two mysterious British diplomats saves him from trial. But after Lysander returns to a London on the cusp of war, the traumatic ordeal haunts him at every turn. The men who coordinated his escape recruit him to carry out a brutal murder. His lover shows up at a party, ready to resume their liaison. Suddenly plunged into the dangerous theater of wartime intelligence—a murky world of sex, scandal, and spies—Lysander must unravel a secret that threatens Britain's safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving from Vienna to London's West End, from the battlefields of France to hotel rooms in Geneva, \u003cem\u003eWaiting for Sunrise\u003c\/em\u003e is a mesmerizing journey into the human psyche, a beautifully observed portrait of wartime Europe, a plot-twisting thriller, and a literary tour de force. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“It’s ages since I read a novel that offers such breathlessly readable narrative enjoyment, such page-by-page storytelling confidence and solidity. Boyd has a positive genius for pace and description.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As ever with Boyd there is an effortlessness to the prose and a piercing acuity to the period detail and evocation of place, along with thrilling set pieces. . . .[This book] proves that rarest of beasts: a tantalizingly experimental work that is also an immensely satisfying page-turner.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWaiting for Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e retains a consistent intrigue and a splendidly intricate plot. . . . The denouement plays out with characteristic suspense and masterful design. . . . [Boyd has] a truly remarkable imagination.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Always a smooth and expert storyteller, Boyd effortlessly combines historical detail with a sexy, galloping narrative that proves irresistible.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople (4 stars)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A thoughtfully plotted story, whose twists and turns reveal the price its characters pay in trust. . . . Boyd is a nimble and entertaining writer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWaiting for Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e does the neat trick of evolving from a historical romance into a seat-of-the-pants spy thriller. . . . As he has proved in past novels, the ever-observant Boyd is especially adept at re-creating the late Victorian period as it plunges, kicking and screaming, into the modern age. . . . This is Boyd’s stage, on which he is a virtuoso.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe San Antonio Express-News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWaiting for Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e does the neat trick of evolving from a historical romance into a seat-of-the-pants spy thriller. . . . This is Boyd’s stage, on which he is a virtuoso.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe San Antonio Express-News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The narrative in this novel is almost seamless. . . . This atmospheric novel is elegantly crafted by a London writer who serves up a rich portrayal of human psychology and a plot that is both engaging and imaginative.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tucson Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Superb. . . . To read a William Boyd novel is to open a bottle of wine, light a fire, sit back in your favourite armchair and trust that the master practitioner will take you on an intriguing and unpredictable journey. He’s done it again.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A page-turner. . . . A thinking person’s thriller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Boyd is a born story teller whose clear, taut prose never gets in the way of his characters and their unpredictable fates.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Boyd retrofits a genre full of familiar devices and character types with finer textures and deeper psychology than it typically boasts. . . . \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e manages to conjure an atmosphere of genuine disorientation that most spy novels gesture toward and few, if any, attain.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Miller, Salon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fans of previous Boyd novels will find themselves on gratifyingly familiar ground in \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . Few contemporary writers are able to evoke the ambiance and drama of our recent past as forcefully as Boyd. . . . Boyd’s prose is often radiant, yet it is a brilliance that serves to illuminate his story. And Boyd’s characters are as beguiling as his prose.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fans of previous Boyd novels will find themselves on gratifyingly familiar ground in \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . Few contemporary writers are able to evoke the ambiance and drama of our recent past as forcefully as Boyd. . . . Boyd’s prose is often radiant.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Powerfully entertaining. . . . Boyd’s ability to evoke a sense of time and place is unmatched, as is his talent for snaring readers and drawing them effortlessly through a series of pleasurable surprises and plot twists. . . . Boyd has been perfecting the craft of globetrotting entertainment for the past three decades.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Richmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Powerfully entertaining. . . . Boyd’s ability to evoke a sense of time and place is unmatched. . . . He has been perfecting the craft of globetrotting entertainment for the past three decades.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Richmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is the sort of novel you finish, then begin again to revisit your favourite bits. . . . More than anything \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e is a gleeful celebration of storytelling -- sly, clever, frequently hilarious, always involving. . . . This is the literary event of the year.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A literary thriller that genuinely thrills, a plot-driven novel assembled by a master of plotting. The deftness with which Boyd knits together a complex cast of characters is immaculate. . . . It demonstrates yet again this writer’s unrivalled versatility and consistency.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An evocative mix of sex, spies, and psychoanalysis. . . . Fans of the author will love and recognize all the hallmarks of Boyd’s best books: a historical thriller, rife with espionage, set in the not-too-distant past, featuring an exotic and exquisitely drawn locale and a cameo from a famous historical figure, in this case Sigmund Freud.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCNN.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An evocative mix of sex, spies, and psychoanalysis. . . . Fans of the author will love and recognize all the hallmarks of Boyd’s best books.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCNN.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tantalizing, fast-paced spy novel. . . . Outwardly entertaining and seemingly effortless in their fluency, Boyd’s novels conceal insights into human behavior that are more intricate than may first appear. . . . As seductive as it is, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e is no bodice-ripper. It’s a brainteaser, charged with uncertainty and danger, electric with restraint.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tantalizing, fast-paced spy novel. . . . As seductive as it is, \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e is no bodice-ripper. It’s a brainteaser, charged with uncertainty and danger, electric with restraint.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thoroughly entertaining. . . . \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e has the pace of a spy thriller, with code-cracking and double-crossing aplenty.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sex, psychiatry and Vienna on the eve of World War I - those are promising ingredients for a novel. And William Boyd makes the most of them. . . . Boyd’s narrative moves briskly, and his local color is deftly done.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887936794853,"sku":"NP9780061876776","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061876776.jpg?v=1730227777","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/waiting-for-sunrise-a-novel-isbn-9780061876776","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}