The Lesley Glaister Collection Volume Three: The Private Parts of Women, Partial Eclipse, and Now You See Me

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From &“one of Britain&’s finest novelists&”: A tender and terrifying collection of novels about women on the brink of salvation and the edge of disaster (The Sunday Telegraph). Three seductive tales of psychological suspense from a writer who &“penetrates the deepest corners of the female psyche&” (The Mail on Sunday). The Private Parts of Women: Inis has run away from her husband and children—and the rest of her suburban life in London—and moved into a small flat in the inner city of Sheffield. Her neighbor is eighty-four-year-old Trixie Bell, a hymn-singing veteran of the Salvation Army. But beneath Trixie&’s unassuming exterior lies a very different personality. Three very different personalities—one of which is homicidal. &“A gripping read . . . from one of Britain&’s finest novelists.&” —The Sunday Telegraph Partial Eclipse: In solitary confinement, Jennifer knows she isn&’t the first in her family to be convicted of a crime. Centuries earlier, the unmarried Peggy Maybee was arrested for trying to steal a peacock so she could give its beautiful feathers to her infant son, Samuel. As Jennifer and Peggy&’s parallel lives unfold, long-held secrets are revealed, including the truth about the crime that ultimately landed Jennifer in prison. &“Brilliant . . . seductive and assured.&” —The Sunday Times Now You See Me:Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction With her parents dead, sixteen-year-old Lamb was alone in the world. Now she cleans houses and lives in an old widower&’s cellar, balancing on her high wire of loneliness. If she doesn&’t let anyone in, she can&’t fall. Then Doggo shows up. A fugitive who committed a violent crime, he needs Lamb&’s help to stay off the radar. He also needs her in other ways—even after he learns her terrible secret. &“A beautiful bombshell of a story . . . it will break your heart.&” —The Independent
Copyright:
1996

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
1,060 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781504055109
Publisher:
Open Road Media
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Copyrighted By:
Lesley Glaister
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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