Stephen Smith falls in love, assuming that this is where happiness lies. The object of his desire is Mina Savage, the illegitimate child of parents themselves both illegitimate, a young woman whose ambitions and appetites outstrip Stephen's wildest fantasies. They become lovers. But when Mina continues to disappear at night, Stephen tries to force her to be faithful to him. Is Mina simply unfashionably promiscuous or is there something more sinister about her attitude towards other men? Where Does Kissing End? is a novel about obsession and possession, exploring where pleasure ends and where hurting begins.
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Review:
?Precise, compelling... takes the metaphor of vampirism and explores its every crevice, to produce a very sexy depiction of amour fou? Leslie Dick
About the Author:
Kate Pullinger was born in Canada, and moved to London in 1982 where she still lives. She is the author of Tiny Lies, a collection of short stories, and the novels When the Monster Dies and Weird Sister. She collaborated with Jane Campion on the novel of the film The Piano, and has written for film, television and radio. She is currently lecturer in Creative Writing and New Media at De Montfort University.
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- PublisherSerpent's Tail
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 1852422777
- ISBN 13 9781852422776
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages144
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