Book by Hospital Janette Turner
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In this powerful and passionate new novel, Janette Turner Hospital tackles head-on questions of national security, art, terrorism, and love. Leela is a mathematician who has escaped her Southern hometown to study in Boston. She meets an Australian musician, Mishka, and from the moment she first hears him play his music grips her; they quickly become lovers. Then one day Leela is picked up off the street and taken to an interrogation center somewhere outside the city. There has been an explosion in the subway; terrorism is suspected. The interrogator-- an old childhood friend-- now reveals to her that Mishka may not be all he seems. In this compelling reimagining of the Orpheus story, Leela travels into an underworld of kidnapping, torture, and despair in search of her lover. Janette Turner Hospital, whose works are richly imbued with a highly lyrical and luminous quality (San Diego Union-Tribune) again shows her genius, interweaving a literary thriller with a story of passion and the triumph of decency in confusing and dangerous times.
Leela is a mathematician who has escaped her Southern hometown to study in Boston. She meets an Australian musician, Mishka, and from the moment she first hears him play his music grips her; they quickly become lovers. Then one day Leela is picked up off the street and taken to an interrogation center somewhere outside the city. There has been an explosion in the subway; terrorism is suspected. The interrogator an old childhood friend now reveals to her that Mishka may not be all he seems. In this compelling reimagining of the Orpheus story, Leela travels into an underworld of kidnapping, torture, and despair in search of her lover. Janette Turner Hospital, whose works are "richly imbued with a highly lyrical and luminous quality" (San Diego Union-Tribune) again shows her genius, interweaving a literary thriller with a story of passion and the triumph of decency in confusing and dangerous times."
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Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. Nº de ref. del artículo: N12P-01341
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.95. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0393065529I3N10
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Librería: Dr. Books, Columbia, SC, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 358pp. Signed by author on title page without inscription. 2nd printing. Signed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: 23-71
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Librería: Sea Chest Books, Tucumcari, NM, Estados Unidos de America
Paper Covered Boards. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Printing. First printing with half brown and half white paper covered boards with gilt on spine. Slight shelf wear along the bottom edge. Dust jacket is in fine condition. Literary thriller based about love and terrorism. A modern re-interpretation of the Orpheus myth. 358 pp. Fiction, Terrorism, Thriller. Nº de ref. del artículo: 006030
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Librería: Dr. Books, Columbia, SC, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. 358pp. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. Light creasing bottom corner of title and half-title pages. Inscribed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: 23-218
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Librería: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. handsome copy. Sign and Dated By Author on Ti. Nº de ref. del artículo: 019978
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Librería: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 368 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0393065529
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Librería: The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, SD, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: Abebooks52428
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