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Anita Shreve - Strange Fits of Passion - 9780349105864 - KTG0004548
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Strange Fits of Passion

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Description for Strange Fits of Passion Paperback. Reissue - with a stunning new cover - of Anita Shreve's outstanding second novel - 'a superbly crafted, intelligent exploration of the complications of an abusive relationship' BOOKLIST Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 264. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. First pages slightly stained.

A young and successful journalist working in New York, Maureen English appears to have the perfect life and family. But Maureen's husband, a highly respected fellow reporter, has in private a tendency towards alcohol and violent abuse. When the situation at home becomes intolerable, Maureen takes her baby daughter and flees. In a Maine fishing town she assumes a new identity and spends six weeks battling sub-zero temperatures, the intrusive glare of the townsfolk -- and her fears of discovery.
Against the force of the wintry sea -- the cawing of the gulls, the lobstermen hauling their catch, the press ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349105864
SKU
KTG0004548
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Anita Shreve
Formerly a journalist (Newsweek, US magazine) and non-fiction writer, Anita Shreve's first novel EDEN CLOSE, published in 1990, introduced a distinctively individual voice to literary fiction. She is the author of ten other bestselling novels, all available from Little, Brown and Abacus.

Reviews for Strange Fits of Passion
Superbly rendered . . . touching and troubling . . . a subtle and searing book
COSMOPOLITAN
Anita Shreve's chilling, hightly plausible novel moved me to tears
Val Hennessey, DAILY MAIL

Goodreads reviews for Strange Fits of Passion


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