Flesh
Szalay, David
Sold by Shadow Books, CIncinnati, OH, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since March 19, 2014
New - Hardcover
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSold by Shadow Books, CIncinnati, OH, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since March 19, 2014
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSigned by author, David Szalay, direct to the title page. A 1st printing, with complete number line starting with "1". Book is new, in pristine condition (VF/VF), direct from signing. Dust jacket is protected mylar like plastic sleeve.
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Through chance, luck and choice, one man’s life takes him from a modest apartment in Hungary to the elite society of London – in this captivating new novel about the forces that make and break our lives
Fifteen-year-old István lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. New to the town and shy, he is unfamiliar with the social rituals at school and soon becomes isolated, with his neighbour – a married woman close to his mother’s age – as his only companion. As these encounters shift into a clandestine relationship, István’s life spirals out of control.
Years later, rising through the ranks from the army to the elite circles of London''s super-rich, he navigates the twenty-first century''s tides of money and power. Torn between love, intimacy, status, and wealth, his newfound riches threaten to undo him completely.
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