'Extremely lively' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'A work of art' SCOTSMAN 'Genius' SUNDAY TIMES An old snapshot shows a group of friends lounging in the sunshine, on a weekend in the country at the invitation of bearded, satyric Claude and his wife Julia. The girl in the centre is dreamy Lily, whose latest failed love affair forms the purpose of the weekend, as Lily's friends set out to help her ensnare an unwitting father for her unborn child. Next to her is Norman, a Marxist romantic hell-bent on seducing his milk-white ...
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'Extremely lively' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'A work of art' SCOTSMAN 'Genius' SUNDAY TIMES An old snapshot shows a group of friends lounging in the sunshine, on a weekend in the country at the invitation of bearded, satyric Claude and his wife Julia. The girl in the centre is dreamy Lily, whose latest failed love affair forms the purpose of the weekend, as Lily's friends set out to help her ensnare an unwitting father for her unborn child. Next to her is Norman, a Marxist romantic hell-bent on seducing his milk-white hostess; behind them is old, persecuted Shebah; and slightly apart, the young man on whom all hopes are pinned: quiet, pleasant Edward. Told through the fractured narratives of Claude, Lily, Shebah and Norman, in Beryl Bainbridge's first published novel a darkly comic weekend of friendship and failure unravels.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book A square solid tight clean unread copy. The priced jacket has some light edge wear else fine. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($10.95 price intact). Published by George Braziller, 1982. Octavo. Teal cloth boards stamped in gold and white. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Very light spotting to page ends and offsetting to endpapers. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf wear. Some sticker residue on left flap. A very good copy of this author's first novel. 152 pages. ISBN: 0807610313. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
