First-person narrator Alice is a precocious eleven-year-old growing up in rural East Texas with one wish on her mind: Get rid of Simon Jester.Simon is the man who saved her mother from drowning. Simon is her mother's hero, her savior -- and her new husband. He's an enigmatic man whose own family, he says, mysteriously drowned.But soon it becomes apparent that Simon's family did not drown. Alice and her brother become convinced that Simon intends to poison them. Their mother, Meg, tells her children that they have wild ...
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First-person narrator Alice is a precocious eleven-year-old growing up in rural East Texas with one wish on her mind: Get rid of Simon Jester.Simon is the man who saved her mother from drowning. Simon is her mother's hero, her savior -- and her new husband. He's an enigmatic man whose own family, he says, mysteriously drowned.But soon it becomes apparent that Simon's family did not drown. Alice and her brother become convinced that Simon intends to poison them. Their mother, Meg, tells her children that they have wild imaginations. Until she comes to kiss them one night, and instead of her usual endearments, whispers a single word: Run.The Absence of Nectar is a finely wrought and suspenseful coming-of-age novel that confirms the promise of Hepinstall's highly praised debut, The House of Gentle Men.
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First Edition, first printing with full number line in near fine / very good condition. The pages are clean and crisp with no bent corners. Boards are as new, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket is clean and undamaged, but is clipped. The book is in near like new condition with no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A mystery-suspense novel involving a family's tragedies and a boy discovering-and acting on-the uncovering of true events surrounding them. Hardcover with dust jacket, 304pp. A vey nice copy. Rare. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.
