LONDON BRIDGES
by Stevenson, Jane
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0618049347
- ISBN 13
- 9780618049349
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin /Seymour Lawrence, 2001. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. A47/M81
Synopsis
SEVERAL DECEPTIONS, Jane Stevenson's brilliant and highly acclaimed novella collection, was an outstanding literary debut. Now, with her first novel, she again offers readers a work of dazzling intelligence, elegant wit, and keen social observation. An affectionate homage to the classic English detective story, LONDON BRIDGES is set in 1990s London and crafted with a very modern spin. Its plot centers on a treasure lost in the Blitz and newly discovered by an unscrupulous lawyer, who is tempted by greed into a series of crimes leading to murder. A highly contemporary cast of characters assembles to confound him, including a charming and flamboyant gay classicist in hot pursuit of a sixth-century homoerotic poem he hopes will revive his flagging career, a young Indian lawyer fighting British prejudices of race and class, and a very nice dog named Alice. The main character, lovingly depicted, is London itself, in all its rich variousness. Among the novel's themes are the rewards of friendship and community. the imperatives of both preservation and change, and the intertwining, with unexpected effects, of lives in a great city. A lighthearted work shadowed by moments of genuine pathos, LONDON BRIDGES is wonderfully entertaining. It will captivate readers with its high-spirited, stylish storytelling and playful scholarship.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8364
- Title
- LONDON BRIDGES
- Author
- Stevenson, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0618049347
- ISBN 13
- 9780618049349
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin /Seymour Lawrence
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- MYSTERIES LONDON
- Product_type
- 2
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Joe Staats, Bookseller
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About Joe Staats, Bookseller
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