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Persian Nights

by JOHNSON, Diane

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About This Item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof. Yellow wrappers. Slight edgewear and some fading else about near fine with publisher's material stapled to the verso of the front wrapper.

Synopsis

Chloe Fowler is the most unliberated woman she knows: disarmingly delicate and pretty, and not averse to putting either attribute to its best use, married, young, and satisfied with her normal American life as wife and mother. Yet Chloe is about to be liberated from everything she has ever known—in a place where her ordinary notions of reason and reality will run headlong into a wall of intrigue, and where every idea she has about herself will be put to the test. While visiting Iran with her husband, Chloe is left to travel alone when he is summoned home unexpectedly. Much to her surprise, she finds herself drawn to the life she encounters in Iran; intoxicated by each exotic sight which reminds her how far from home she really is; both comforted and unsettled by the group of foreign and Iranian physicians and their wives who take her in. However, her exhilaration crashes when her rooms are searched, and odd, often frightening events begin to occur, exposing the darker side of this "colonial life." Persian Nights follows Chloe on a voyage through the seductively inexplicable, and has all the qualities one expects from the gifted author of Le Divorce —the quirky, vivid atmosphere; the intelligent, humane voice; the compelling narrative. Once again Diane Johnson delivers an entertaining novel of an appealing woman caught up in a mysterious world of change and intrigue.

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Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA US (US)
Seller's Inventory #
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Title
Persian Nights
Author
JOHNSON, Diane
Format/Binding
Softcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
2
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1987
Keywords
UncorrectedProof, AmerLit20thCent

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About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA

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Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Uncorrected Proof
An uncorrected proof is a printed copy of a book that needs to be reviewed for errors and corrections. They are released prior...
Wrappers
The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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