Celia Pippet, founder of a feminist magazine, impulsively steals a
bizarre artifact from the British Museum. Joined by her friend
Martin, a filmmaker, and American academic Tamara, she flees to Bez
in southern France to escape detection and to pursue the trail of
the beguiling Adele. Fifty years before, Adele had been rescued
from Bez by Dr. Jonas Sylvester. He brought her to Paris where she
captured the city's attention with her alluring beauty and air of
secrecy. When Sylvester brings over sister Blanche to look after
Adele, he is not prepared for the love between them nor their
escape from him. He takes his revenge. Moving between Blanche's
life with Adele and Celia's search for clues into that life, the
stories converge in Bez where the three friends discover Blanche's
existence and Adele's true, if unbelievable, identity. The effects
of the revelation are shattering--Adele's erotic power extends
beyond the grave, melding past and present into a single reality. A
provocative and original novel by an accomplished literary writer
who steps beyond the boundaries of what we know as male and female.
General
Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 1997 |
First published: |
October 1997 |
Authors: |
Mary Flanagan
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-34194-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Erotic fiction
Promotions
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LSN: |
0-393-34194-1 |
Barcode: |
9780393341942 |
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