Before |
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Author:
| Spanidou, Irini |
ISBN: | 978-1-299-20540-6 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Vintage |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $41.85 |
Book Description:
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From the author of "God's Snake," and "Fear" comes a stunning novel that shines light on what it means to be beautiful, and to be possessed--by oneself, and by others. The setting is 1970s New York City, a time and place of creativity, sexual freedom, and unforeseen dangers. At its center is Beatrice, who is twenty-five, mesmerizingly lovely, intelligent, and married to Ned, a volatile painter whose obsession with her has turned to hatred. Beatrice is desired by everyone around...
More DescriptionFrom the author of "God's Snake," and "Fear" comes a stunning novel that shines light on what it means to be beautiful, and to be possessed--by oneself, and by others.
The setting is 1970s New York City, a time and place of creativity, sexual freedom, and unforeseen dangers. At its center is Beatrice, who is twenty-five, mesmerizingly lovely, intelligent, and married to Ned, a volatile painter whose obsession with her has turned to hatred. Beatrice is desired by everyone around her: by Faye, her seductive, bawdy childhood friend; by Cyril, a lonely, charismatic Vietnam veteran; by Chris, a young heroin addict. And then there is Perkins, the oddly threatening man next door.
An intoxicating mix of desire, longing, and menace, "Before" captures a dizzying time in America.
"From the Trade Paperback edition."