A Spy in the House of Love
by Nin, Anais
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/near fine
- Seller
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Avon, Connecticut, United States
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Synopsis
Beautiful, bored and bourgeoise, Sabina leads a double life inspired by her relentless desire for brief encounters with near-strangers. Fired into faithlessness by a desperate longing for sexual fulfilment, she weaves a sensual web of deceit across New York. But when the secrecy of her affairs becomes too much to bear, Sabina makes a late night phone-call to a stranger from a bar, and begins a confession that captivates the unknown man and soon inspires him to seek her out...
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- Bookseller
- Derringer Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33918
- Title
- A Spy in the House of Love
- Author
- Nin, Anais
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- Publisher
- Britis Book Centre
- Place of Publication
- Paris and New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature / First Editions;
Terms of Sale
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