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Penguin Books. 1999. Full number line. Book is in overall very good condition. Light wear to edges, small crease on top corner of front cover and crease along spine which is slightlty slanted. Very clean and tight. This is a used book.
416 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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December 2, 2012
An exciting novel Zoe certainly knows the art. The intrigue she creates with the Lloyds names produces her desired sex and scandal. I rate it as good.
October 20, 2025
Blah!
July 25, 2011
I've always liked Zoe Fairbairns' books, with reservations. She sometimes lets the feminism get in the way of a good story. This doesn't happen here, though the main male character (Boniface Bennett, believe it or not) isn't a great example of blokedom. I liked the wit in the writing, I also liked the originality: this is only book I'm aware of that's centred around the Lloyds Names disaster. I certainly felt the pain of the 'Name' in the book, as she got deeper and deeper into the brown stuff! The description of Heather's rather squalid living conditions, and early life, were well done too. However, the storyline got a bit too surreal for me when we got into the realms of the foster family-that-never-were. What on earth was that all about? But overall, a good book, Zoe Fairbairns' best one as far as I'm concerned.
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