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OverviewWithout telling her husband, a young woman drives off to the coast. She takes only her young daughter, and ten thousand francs. They spend the first night camping on the beach, and then rent an apartment in a small seaside town near the Spanish border. She is careful to leave no clues. But a detective is already looking for them, and he knows it will only be a matter of time before she makes a mistake . . . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marie Darrieussecq , Linda CoverdalePublisher: Faber & Faber Imprint: Faber & Faber Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.107kg ISBN: 9780571209149ISBN 10: 0571209149 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 22 April 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews'There are very few writers who may have changed my perception of the world, but Darrieussecq is one of them'. Francis Gilbert, The Times 'This is an extraordinary novel by a stunningly talented writer... To give shape to disassociation and substance to emptiness - to hover above the void - takes considerable courage and commitment'. Alex Clark, Guardian Author InformationMarie Darrieussecq was born in 1969 in Bayonne, France. She is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. Her debut novel, Pig Tales (1996), was published in 34 countries and became the most popular first novel in France since the 1950s. Her second novel,My Phantom Husband (1998), became an immediate bestseller. Her third novel, Breathing Underwater, prompted Francis Gilbert in The Times to declare that 'there are very few writers who may have changed my perception of the world, but Darrieussecq is one of them'. Her most recent novel, White, was published in 2005. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |