When their father runs off with another woman, Isobel and Caro are left to their mother, Iris, who relieves her frustration with bouts of fury directed at her daughters. Bewildered and hurt by their mother's lack of affection, the girls turn inward for support, erecting a fence of fierce mutual loyalty against the outside world.
Dispatched to a convent boarding school, the sisters find the discipline harsh and the mysteries of religion alien. Although this community of women is rife with petty rivalries and unhealthy passions, they also discover a love and security lacking at home, until the arrival of their cousin Ursula.
Exotic, beautiful, and obedient, Ursula is everything the sisters are not. Abandoned by her own mother, Ursula insinuates herself into Iris's affections and heightens an already tense family situation. At the convent, Ursula's knowing gaze provokes nuns and girls alike. She perpetrates sly tricks everywhere and always escapes punishment. Pushed to the limit, Isobel decides to exact her own revenge.
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Da: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Codice articolo 21888
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Da: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. NEW YORK: SMP, 1995. First U.S. edition. First printing. Hardbound. New in dust jacket. A tight unread copy, tiny closed tear back cover of DJ. SALE. Codice articolo 6396
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Da: Ravenroost Books, Hopewell Jct, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo. 206 pgs. Fine hardcover in Fine jacket. Pristine condition, clean and unmarked. Authors first novel. Following the breakup of their parents marriage, two adolescent sisters are dispatched to a convent boarding school, soon to be joined by an equally unruly cousin. Adolescent angst and nostalgic humor, set in the 1950's. ISBN 0312134274. #818. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Codice articolo 818
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Da: Hubert Wilhelm Eichhorn, Möhnesee, Germania
gebundene Ausgabe, 206 S., Gebraucht, gut. Buchschnitt fleckig. T 23464 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 414. Codice articolo 41017
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