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BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HANDMAID'S TALE AND THE TESTAMENTS
WINNER OF THE 2000 MAN BOOKER PRIZE
‘Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge'
Decades after Laura's mysterious demise, her sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated their wealthy, eccentric family's history. Intertwined with Iris's story are chapters from the scandalous novel that made Laura famous, in which two unnamed lovers meet secretly in rented rooms and seedy cafés, themselves writing a pulp fantasy novel of a blind killer on a distant planet.
As these stories-within-stories twist and turn through love and jealousy, self-sacrifice and betrayal, so does the real narrative, as all move closer to catastrophe in a brilliant and astonishing final twist. By turns lyrical, outrageous, formidable, compelling and funny, this is a novel filled with deep humour and dark drama.
ASIN : B002TZ3DC6
Publisher : Virago
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : 3 Sept. 2009
Edition : New Ed
Language : English
File size : 1.6 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 546 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780349013060
ISBN-13 : 978-0748113347
Page Flip : Enabled
Customers say
Customers find the book fascinating with multiple story threads and brilliant writing. The narrative receives mixed reactions – while some praise the well-formed characters, others find them unlikable. The book's readability is positive, with one customer describing it as a great 350-page novel.
