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Lost World
Patricia Melo
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Description for Lost World
Paperback. Translated from the Portuguese by Clifford Landers From the author of The Killer and Black Waltz - a hard-hitting revenge story that takes the reader on a cool, cruel rollercoaster ride from downtown Rio to the depths of the Amazon jungle. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 162. 224 pages. Translated from the Portuguese by Clifford Landers From the author of The Killer and Black Waltz - a hard-hitting revenge story that takes the reader on a cool, cruel rollercoaster ride from downtown Rio to the depths of the Amazon jungle. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FH. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight: 162.
Maiquel is an ex-contract killer who's been a fugitive for ten years - ever since his girlfriend Erica ran off with his daughter, took up with an evangelical pastor and disappeared from his life. When his aunt dies, leaving him a house and a savings account, Maiquel has a fresh chance to find the lost world of his onetime family. Breaking all the rules in the book, including his own, he sets out on a relentless journey to seek revenge.
Maiquel is an ex-contract killer who's been a fugitive for ten years - ever since his girlfriend Erica ran off with his daughter, took up with an evangelical pastor and disappeared from his life. When his aunt dies, leaving him a house and a savings account, Maiquel has a fresh chance to find the lost world of his onetime family. Breaking all the rules in the book, including his own, he sets out on a relentless journey to seek revenge.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408801154
SKU
V9781408801154
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Ref
99-50
About Patricia Melo
Patricia Melo is a novelist, scriptwriter and playwright. In 1999, Time magazine included her among the fifty 'Latin American Leaders for the New Millennium'. She lives in Rio de Janeiro/Sao Paulo.
Reviews for Lost World
'A hero's journey with a difference ... Uncompromising and very, very dark, Lost World is a grimly compelling and superbly atmospheric read' Guardian 'It's a quick, sharp shock of a read, but underlain with moral ambiguity, not to say ambivalence about the fascinating Maiquel, whose voice and presence seem to linger even after the pulse has stopped racing' Independent ... Read more