false 76819 133238 1933372060 9781933372068 24 <![CDATA[Hangover Square]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172017557m/133238.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/133238.Hangover_Square 4.18 122 "Hamilton . . . is a sort of urban Thomas Hardy: . . . always a pleasure to read, and as social historian he is unparalleled."-Nick Hornby

"A much better writer than Auden, Isherwood . . . and his novels are still true now. You can go into any pub today and see it going on."-Doris Lessing, The Times

Adrift in the grimy pubs of London at the outbreak of World War II, George Bone is hopelessly infatuated with Netta, a contemptuous, small-time actress. George suffers from occasional blackouts, during which one thing is horribly clear: he must murder Netta.

Patrick Hamilton enjoyed worldwide popularity during the 1930s. His play Rope was made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock, and another, Gaslight, was a great success on the stage before being made into a film starring Ingrid Bergman.

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Patrick Hamilton's best-known novel, which is thought to have autobiographical aspects, is an in turn shocking and touching tale of unrequited love and just-desserts. Lonely George is driven to the brink by a combination of Drink, psychological disorder and obsession, although a reader cannot help but feel sympathy for him.]]> 76819 4.19 423 92 688417 4.00 6 0 7264039 0008848785 2940008848786 0 <![CDATA[The resources of Arizona]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7264039-the-resources-of-arizona 0.0 0 76819 4.19 423 92 3212427 0.0 0 0 2751073 2862608580 9782862608587 0 <![CDATA[Couvre-feux]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2751073.Couvre_feux 0.0 0 76819 4.19 423 92 2512080 1844070832 9781844070831 0 <![CDATA[Plant Conservation: An Ecosystem Approach]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2512080.Plant_Conservation_An_Ecosystem_Approach 0.0 0 873277 0.0 0 0 76819 4.19 423 92