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A Good Death - Couverture souple

Davis, Helen

 
9780957568969: A Good Death
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0957568967 ISBN 13 : 9780957568969
Editeur : ThunderPoint Publishing Limited, 2013

Synopsis

'A good death is better than a bad conscience,' said Sophie.1983 – Georgie, Theo, Sophie and Helena, four disparate young Cambridge undergraduates, set out to scale Ausangate, one of the highest and most sacred peaks in the Andes.Seduced into employing the handsome and enigmatic Wamani as a guide, the four women are initiated into the mystically dangerous side of Peru, Wamani and themselves as they travel from Cuzco to the mountain, a journey that will shape their lives forever.2013 - though the women are still close, the secrets and betrayals of Ausangate chafe at the friendship.A girls' weekend at a lonely Fenland farmhouse descends into conflict with the insensitive inclusion of an overbearing young academic toyboy brought along by Theo. Sparked by his unexpected presence, pent up petty jealousies, recriminations and bitterness finally explode the truth of Ausangate, setting the women on a new and dangerous path.Sharply observant and darkly comic, Helen Davis's début novel is an elegant tale of murder, seduction, vengeance, and the value of a good friendship.

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'A good death is better than a bad conscience,' said Sophie. 1983 – Georgie, Theo, Sophie and Helena, four disparate young Cambridge undergraduates, set out to scale Ausangate, one of the highest and most sacred peaks in the Andes. Seduced into employing the handsome and enigmatic Wamani as a guide, the four women are initiated into the mystically dangerous side of Peru, Wamani and themselves as they travel from Cuzco to the mountain, a journey that will shape their lives forever. 2013 - though the women are still close, the secrets and betrayals of Ausangate chafe at the friendship. A girls' weekend at a lonely Fenland farmhouse descends into conflict with the insensitive inclusion of an overbearing young academic toyboy brought along by Theo. Sparked by his unexpected presence, pent up petty jealousies, recriminations and bitterness finally explode the truth of Ausangate, setting the women on a new and dangerous path. Sharply observant and darkly comic, Helen Davis's début novel is an elegant tale of murder, seduction, vengeance, and the value of a good friendship.

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Éditeur
ThunderPoint Publishing Limited
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0957568967
ISBN 13 
9780957568969
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
314
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