Soft
by Rupert, Thomson
"A tight, hypnotic...fast-paced, almost cinematic narrative."--Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesFormer bouncer Barker Dodds wants nothing more than to flee his violent past for a quaint existence as a barber in London. Waif-like Glade Spencer drifts through life as a waitress at a Soho cafe. And ambitious marketing executive Jimmy Lyle, eager to please his new American boss, devises a revolutionary strategy for introducing a new, orange-colored beverage, Soft!, into an already oversaturated market.In this compulsively readable psychological thriller, these three unlikely souls meet. When leaks start to develop in Lyle's highly original though, illegal strategy, Barker is paid a visit by a friend from his old life, and is soon is presented with an unthinkable dilemma. And the person with whom he now shares a destiny--unbeknownst to her--is Glade. At turns harrowing and darkly humorous, Soft! is a magnificently surreal story, and a social satire of the highest literary order."Stimulating and seductive.... A pulp poetic melodrama."--San Francisco Chronicle"[A] twisted thriller that will keep you turning the pages until four in the morning."--DetailsFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
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London: Bloomsbury, 1999. VG. 1999 Limited Edition Paperback, first printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, RUPERT THOMSON, without dedication or inscription on title-page. (vi),313pp. A novel in which when a new orange soft drink hits the streets, it triggers a series of events that Jimmy Lyle could not have imagined - not even murder. Light age-tanning to edges of pages; light reading… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0747536708 . SIGNED by author on full title page. "The objective of advertising is to change the behaviour of the consumer so they purchase more of the product. That, at any rate, is the theory." Ships same or next business day.… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1998. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0375402241 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket; The protagonist is a very soft bumblebee who has to find a way to survive in a harsh world. He undergoes many trials and tribulations,… Read more about this item Item Price
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