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Poet Jane Gray, whose husband has left her shortly before the birth of their second child, falls passionately in love with James, the husband of Lucy - Jane's cousin and her friend. Their adulterous affair remains secret until a tragic accident exposes it to the world and they have to face the consequences! "The Waterfall" is a powerfull novel about sexual awakening and obsession - and the violent conflicts of maternal and sexual love.
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Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield in 1939 and educated at Cambridge. She was awarded a CBE in 1980. Her many novels include The Radiant Way (1987), A Natural Curiosity (1989), The Gales of Victory (1991), The Peppered Moth (2000); The Seven Sisters (2002) and The Red Queen (2004) all of which are published by Penguin. Margaret Drabble is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd and lives in London W10.
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The Waterfall
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1986
ISBN 10: 0452261929
ISBN 13: 9780452261921
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, US, 2013
ISBN 10: 0452261929
ISBN 13: 9780452261921
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Seller: Infinity Books Japan, Tokyo, TKY, Japan
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Jane and Malcolm Gray's marriage is characterized by sexual unhappiness and the growing apathy they both feel toward one another. When Jane is confine d to bed rest while pregnant with their second child, Malcolm realizes he m ust escape, leaving Jane in the care of her dear friend and cousin, Lucy, a nd Lucy's husband James. After Jane gives birth, Lucy and James alternate n ights with her, and it is during this time alone together that Jane and Jam es fall in love, beginning an affair as marked by guilt as joy. Through Jan e's struggle to reconcile her relationship with James with her friendship w ith Lucy, Margaret Drabble gives us an intimate look at a woman caught betw een the claims of sexual awakening, maternal love and friendship. Seller Inventory # RWARE0000047789
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trade paperback. Condition: very good. 4th print. NOT an ex library book. 290 pages. Seller Inventory # 341727
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