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ISBN: 9780375713149

ISBN-10: 037571314X

ISBN-13: 9780375713149

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Authors: Irini Spanidou

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From the author ofGod's Snake, andFearcomes a stunning novel that shines light on what it means to be beautiful, and to be possessed-by oneself, and by others. The setting is 1970s New York City, a time and place of creativity, sexual freedom, and unforeseen dangers. At its center is Beatrice, who is twenty-five, mesmerizingly lovely, intelligent, and married to Ned, a volatile painter whose obsession with her has turned to hatred. Beatrice is desired by everyone around her: by Faye, her seductive, bawdy childhood friend; by Cyril, a lonely, charismatic Vietnam veteran; by Chris, a young heroin addict. And then there is Perkins, the oddly threatening man next door. An intoxicating mix of…

Book details

List price: $13.95
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/8/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.15" wide x 8.60" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Irini Spanidou is the author of two previous novels. She lives in New York City."From the Hardcover edition."