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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.
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Kathy Hepinstall's The House of Gentle Men was a number-one Los Angeles Times bestseller.
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Alice and Boone Fendar hope for a new man to drag their mother from her depression after their father abandons them. Unfortunately, their prayers are answered in the form of Simon Jester, an abusive man with a hair-trigger temper, a fondness for poison, and secrets in his past. The two deal with Simon in their own ways--Alice with small acts of rebellion, Boone with his insistence that all people are God's creatures. Enter Persely Snow, famous teenage murderess and pen pal of Boone, who is perpetually escaping from juvenile detention centers. When Persely shows up for an unexpected visit, things rapidly spiral out of control. The adults in the story are reduced to stereotypes--the ineffectual mother, the wicked stepfather--but the strength of Hepinstall's second novel lies in the quirky characterizations of Alice, Boone, and Persely and the various bizarre details that are unexpected touches in a novel about abuse and fear. A compelling, tense read from first page to last. Carrie Bissey
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Paperback. Condition: 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. Seller Inventory # 21010514
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Paperback. Condition: 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. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780732274016
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