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"An astonishing, very fun true story." --Chicago Tribune
"A delight. . . . Erdal is discerning about her motives for ghosting--money, a compulsion to please, and a cloistered Scottish Presbyterian childhood that made the 'irony and absurdity' of her job seem not just tolerable but glamorous." --The New Yorker "Wonderful. . . . It is also uncommonly wise in the ways of writing" --San Francisco Chronicle "Along with thoughtful and illuminating reflections on language, writing, and the emotional costs of lying . . . [Ghosting is] filled with poignantly hilarious scenes in which Erdal and her boss, attempting to pursue a common goal from utterly divergent sensibilities, try to reach a meeting of the minds"---The Los Angeles TimesWhen Jennie Erdal was hired to edit a flamboyant London publisher’s Russian books in translation, she was happy to be able to commute from her home in Scotland. Soon, however, she was also secretly writing her boss’s love letters, hundreds of newspaper columns that appeared in his name, and, though she had never before written fiction, his two well-reviewed novels. For more than fifteen years she would be the indispensable ghostwriter for the exasperating, obsessive, but nontheless charming “Tiger.”Erdal reveals this oddly intimate relationship with a novelist’s flair for character and observation--and wry insight into her own collusion. Suspenseful, controversial, and beautifully written, Ghosting is the most penetrating portrait yet of a mysterious profession.
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.45. Nº de ref. del artículo: G1400079551I4N00
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.45. Nº de ref. del artículo: G1400079551I2N00
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Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc. Nº de ref. del artículo: 00052744473
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Nº de ref. del artículo: 39845376-75
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Librería: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Nº de ref. del artículo: 2641348-6
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Librería: 2nd Life Books, Burlington, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: acceptable. A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Dust jacket may be missing. Pages can include considerable highlighting markings writing but cannot obscure the text. May be an Ex-lib. copy and have standard library stamps and or stickers. May NOT include discs, or access code or other supplemental material. We ship Monday-Saturday and respond to inquiries within 24 hours. Nº de ref. del artículo: BXM.78GD
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Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. 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. Nº de ref. del artículo: N21J-00006
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Librería: Sea Chest Books, Tucumcari, NM, Estados Unidos de America
Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Fascinating, funny and insightful look at the world of authorship and publishing, from the eyes of a woman who ended up ghostwriting several books, personal letters and newspaper columns for her boss, a flamboyant London publisher. Very good condition, slightly cocked. 270 pp. Nº de ref. del artículo: 002963
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Librería: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 0.5. Nº de ref. del artículo: bk1400079551xvz189zvxgdd
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Librería: booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Soft Cover. Condición: new. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781400079551
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