9780732274016 - Absence of Nectar (2 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Paperback. 390 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins, 2002. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine has minor lean and heavy reading creases. . Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The Absence of Nectar is a finely wrought story of suspense by the acclaimed author of the House of Gentle Men. Alice is a precocious twelve-year-old growing up in rural texas with one wish on her mind - to get rid of Simon Jester. Simon is the man who saved Alice's mother, Meg, from drowning. Simon is Meg's hero, her saviour - and her new husband. He's a mysterious man whose own family, he says, drowned in a nearby lake. But what really happened? Alice and her brother become convinced that Simon intends to poison them. Meg tells her children they have wild imaginations, until one night she comes to kiss them and instead of her usual endearments, whispers a single word - run. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; General; ISBN: 073227401x. ISBN/EAN: 9780732274016. Inventory No: 21010514.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. the Absence of Nectar is a finely wrought story of suspense by the acclaimed author of the House of Gentle Men. Alice is a precocious twelve-year-old growing up in rural texas with one wish on her mind - to get rid of Simon Jester. Simon is the man who saved Alice's mother, Meg, from drowning. Simon is Meg's hero, her saviour - and her new husband. He's a mysterious man whose own family, he says, drowned in a nearby lake. But what really happened? Alice and her brother become convinced that Simon intends to poison them. Meg tells her children they have wild imaginations, until one night she comes to kiss them and instead of her usual endearments, whispers a single word - run. Alice is a precocious 12-year-old growing up in rural Texas with one wish on her mind - to get rid of Simon Jester. Simon is the man who saved Alice's mother, Meg, from drowning. Simon is Meg's hero - and her new husband. He's a mysterious man whose own family, he says, drowned in a nearby lake. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.