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Dark Places tells the story of this man – two parts monster to one part buffoon – and of his growing obsession. As the horror mounts, we gain a terrifying glimpse of the male ego’s dark side, and of the destruction it can wreak upon itself and others. Yet at the same time Kate Grenville keeps alive the reader’s sympathy for this doomed figure. This is a novel that fearlessly confronts the aspects of ourselves from which we normally recoil. ‘An eloquent, angry and humane novel. . . A very fine, albeit terrifying, writer’ Irish Times ‘Remarkable’ Guardian 'A writer of extraordinary talent' New York Times
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Kate Grenville is a prize-winning fiction writer whose novels include Lilian's Story, Dark Places and the Orange Prize award winning novel The Idea of Perfection. She lives in Sydney with her husband, son and daughter.
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'An eloquent, angry and humane novel... A very fine, albeit terrifying, writer' Irish Times 'Remarkable' Guardian 'A writer of extraordinary talent' New York Times
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 375 pp. Albion Gidley Singer inhabits the shell of an entirely proper man of the world: husband, father, pillar of the community. But within him are dark places which spring fear and loathing of the flesh of females. And finally, the kind of violence that might call itself love. Seller Inventory # 4239
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 275 pp.Original red boards, gilt lettering to spine, pale yellow endpapers. Inscribed and Signed by Kate Grenville on the title page. Light wear and mild spotting to the text block. Moderate age toning to the top edge. (BH) 11/23. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1555045458203
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