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Eighteen years after high school, the suicide of a former cheerleader-turned-prostitute initiates the examination of people from her past who now lead meaningless lives
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His style is unique, to be sure, but Partridge is in the same ballpark as Joe Lansdale and Ed Gorman -- bright-colored comic book imagery, embattled and flawed protagonists, and a melancholy tone that seeps in around the edges. This story is reminiscent of "Twin Peaks": a sweet, lovely high-school girl stars in a scene of sex and violence that continues to haunt her male classmates long after her death. This time, though, "Laura Palmer" gets her revenge. The prose is vivid and satisfyingly detailed, the characters are crisply delineated, and the mood is like a sad rock-n-roll song with a good backbeat.
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Eighteen years after high school, a former cheerleader turned "trailer trash" prostitute kills herself. Shortly thereafter, her ghost (or perhaps just her memory) becomes the focus of a dire set of events involving old classmates, from her admirers to her rival to the jocks who raped her, shattering her life. Their lives changed, too, and not for the better. One's a pornographer, one's a drugged-out insomniac, one changes husbands faster than hairstyles, and all lead meaningless, desperately despondent lives. In the 24 hours the story occupies, what they did and saw and condoned 18 years ago comes home with dreadful but condign intensity. This is a story of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, and it is informed by the spirit and the lyrics of 1970s pop culture. Partridge writes with a rock beat--disco crossed with hard-slammin' punk--that gives the book a savage tempo in keeping with its horrific events. Dennis Winters
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- PublisherCemetery Dance Publications
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 1881475077
- ISBN 13 9781881475071
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages285
- IllustratorAlan M. Clark
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Alan M. Clark (illustrator). Advanced Uncorrected Proof. Book is in great shape, clean with solid binding and crisp, unmarked pages; some very light corner and edge wear but overall looks very nice. A wonderful looking copy. Seller Inventory # 034900
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Alan M. Clark (illustrator). First Edition. SIGNED by NORMAN PARTRIDGE & ALAN M. CLARKon the special tipped in page. LIMITED EDITION NUMBER 71 OF 500 COPIES. A First edition, First printing. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well packaged, All-Ways fast service. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 036593
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Hardcover. Clark, Alan M. (illustrator). 1st ed. #229 of 500 signed and numbered copies, illustrated by Alan M. Clark, signed by Partridge and Clark on illustrated limitation page. The author's first novel. Signed by author and artist. Seller Inventory # 35554
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Alan M. Clark (illustrator). Limited. Cemetery Dance (CD) Publications, Baltimore, MD, 1994. Black Hardcover Limited First Editiion with DJ 285 pp. This is #173 of 500 copies SIGNED BY PARTRIDGE AND ARTIST CLARK on limitation page at front of book. Tense novel of terror, suspense, and longing. Author's first novel. This copy is unread, tight, square, and fine but for bit of light foxing on top of text block. No clipping, remainder marks. Signed by Author and Illustrat. Seller Inventory # 001058
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Alan M. Clark(Illustrator) (illustrator). First Limited Edition. Slippin' Into Darkness by Norman Partridge (First Edition) LTD Signed Sharp, tight copy. Sharp, bright jacket. Not price-clipped. Limited Numbered First Edition (stated). Limited to 500 signed and numbered copies. Copy 271 of 500 Blue cloth board binding with gilt lettering to spine. BOOK. Seller Inventory # HCX20792-1
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Alan M. Clark (illustrator). First edition, first printing. Number 9 of 500 numbered copies signed by Partridge and Alan M. Clark on the special limitation page. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. An as new copy. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 050605
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Alan M. Clark (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo.,285pp. Beautiful Unread First Limited Edition Printing. #176 of only 500 numbered copies published. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($35.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the author on the limitation page as well as by the artist Alan M. Clark A gorgeous collectable copy of the author's first book, an uncommon item, and at a great price. Seller Inventory # 006032
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Alan M. Clark(Illustrator) (illustrator). Slippin' Into Darkness by Norman Partridge (First Edition) LTD Signed A sharp, square copy. Light shelfwear. Minor publisher's defect to board binding on front cover. Not price clipped. Light bumping. Signed Limited Numbered First Edition (stated). Limited to 500 signed and numbered copies. Signed by Norman Partridge and Alan M. Clark (illustrations/cover) on limitation page. This is signed copy #318 of 500 copies. Blue cloth board binding with gilt lettering to spine. Signed by Author(s). BOOK. Seller Inventory # HCX6392-1
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