Stone Virgin
by Barry Unsworth
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Used
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Luddenham, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
A mysterious sculpture of a beautiful and erotic Madonna holds the key to the Fornarini family's secrets. When Raikes, a conservation expert, tries to restore her, he is swept under the statue's spell and swept under the spell of the seductive Chiara Litsov, a member of the Fornarini family now married to a famous sculptor. Raikes finds himself losing all moral grounding as his love for statue and woman intertwine in lust and murder.
Synopsis
BARRY UNSWORTH was born in 1930 in Durham, and now lives in Italy. He is the author of many novels, including Pascali's Island , which was shortlisted for the 1980 Booker Prize; Stone Virgin (1985); Sacred Hunger , which was joint winner of the 1992 Booker Prize; Morality Play , which was shortlisted for the 1995 Booker Prize; Losing Nelson (1999); The Songs of the Kings (2002); The Ruby in Her Navel (2006); Land of Marvels (2009) and The Quality of Mercy .
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- Stone Virgin
- Author
- Barry Unsworth
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
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- Date Published
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- 0.00 lbs
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