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"An intricate and dazzling novel." --"The New York Times"
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"Brilliant and quietly devastating." --"Newsweek "
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"""A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb." --"The New York Review of Books"
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"A perfect novel. I couldn't put it down." --Ann Beattie
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"The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist." --Julian Barnes
An intricate and dazzling novel. "The New York Times"
""
Brilliant and quietly devastating. "Newsweek "
""
" "A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb. "The New York Review of Books"
""
A perfect novel. I couldn t put it down. Ann Beattie
""
The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist. Julian Barnes"
An intricate and dazzling novel. The New York Times
Brilliant and quietly devastating. Newsweek
A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb. The New York Review of Books
A perfect novel. I couldn t put it down. Ann Beattie
The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist. Julian Barnes"
"An intricate and dazzling novel." --The New York Times
"Brilliant and quietly devastating." --Newsweek
"A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb." --The New York Review of Books
"A perfect novel. I couldn't put it down." --Ann Beattie
"The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist." --Julian Barnes
" "
"Brilliant and quietly devastating." --"Newsweek "
" "
"""A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb." --"The New York Review of Books"
" "
"A perfect novel. I couldn't put it down." --Ann Beattie
" "
"The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist." --Julian Barnes
An intricate and dazzling novel. "The New York Times"
""
Brilliant and quietly devastating. "Newsweek "
""
" "A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb. "The New York Review of Books"
""
A perfect novel. I couldn t put it down. Ann Beattie
""
The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist. Julian Barnes"
An intricate and dazzling novel. The New York Times
Brilliant and quietly devastating. Newsweek
A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb. The New York Review of Books
A perfect novel. I couldn t put it down. Ann Beattie
The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist. Julian Barnes"
"An intricate and dazzling novel." --The New York Times
"Brilliant and quietly devastating." --Newsweek
"A virtuoso performance ... put on with dazzling daring and aplomb." --The New York Review of Books
"A perfect novel. I couldn't put it down." --Ann Beattie
"The novel rests firmly on the narrative sophistication and flawless control of tone ... of a most impressive novelist." --Julian Barnes
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- PublisherFaber & Faber
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0571171273
- ISBN 13 9780571171279
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