This story of seductive decadence plays on the Marquis de Sade's work of the same name. It chronicles one man's obsession with beauty and his journey, through the darkest recesses of the mind, in its pursuit. An unnamed compulsive art collector becomes fascinated by a woman's portrait, one marked with a simple plaque that reads "Justine." Searching London for the object of his desire, he finds two women: Justine, a chiseled beauty, and her identical twin, Juliette. Rich in literary allusion, full of twists and turns, Justine, will appeal to readers looking for a challenge and a thrill.
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. Justine is a painting, doppelganger, a woman of beguiling beauty, and the title of Alice Thompson's mysterious and disturbing work. In contemporary London a man is obsessed with a woman; or is it two women. For Justine has a twin sister, Juliette and the narrator, an opium smoker and art collector, is increasingly unsure of the real identity of the woman he desires. 'Fair' condition because all 135 pages present but interspersed with blank pages and book edges not justified. Otherwise good. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas more. Seller Inventory # 3137
Book Description brossura. Condition: come nuovo. First Paperback edition. Brand New. Unopened books., Ill. bn: --, Ill. colori: --, Peso: 370 gr. Seller Inventory # 13412-EE02
Book Description Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M00862416035-G
Book Description Card Covers, Perfect Bound. Condition: Fine. First UK Edition, First Printing. Signed and numbered copy of a limited signing of 100 copies. Card covers with folded flaps. Pages uncut. No faults; an unread copy. Author's first novel; joint winner (with Graham Swift) of the James Tait memorial prize for fiction in 1996. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 006129