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The Needle's Eye
Contributor(s): Drabble, Margaret (Author)

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 ISBN: 0156029359     ISBN-13: 9780156029353
Publisher: Harper Perennial
OUR PRICE: $18.04  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2004
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Annotation: Simon Camish, an embittered, diffident lawyer in a loveless marriage, would not have particularly noticed Rose Vassiliou had he not been asked to drive her home one night after a dinner party. Yet at one time she had been notorious-her name constantly in the news.
Now, separated from her Greek husband, she lives alone with her three children. Despite all the efforts and sneers of her friends, she refuses to move from her slum house in a decaying neighborhood to which she has become attached. Gradually, Simon becomes aware that Rose is a woman of remarkable integrity and courage. He is drawn into her affairs when her husband takes legal action to reopen the question of custody of the children-a scheme for getting his wife back. And, while the precise nature of their ties eludes him, Simon comes to realize that Rose and her Greek ex-husband are forever and inextricably bound to each other.
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Women
- Fiction | Classics
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2004007300
Physical Information: 1.17" H x 5.32" W x 7.96" L (0.90 lbs) 427 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
Features: Price on Product
Review Citations: New Yorker (The) 05/16/2011 pg. 124
 
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Simon Camish, an embittered, diffident lawyer in a loveless marriage, would not have particularly noticed Rose Vassiliou had he not been asked to drive her home one night after a dinner party. Yet at one time she had been notorious-her name constantly in the news.
Now, separated from her Greek husband, she lives alone with her three children. Despite all the efforts and sneers of her friends, she refuses to move from her slum house in a decaying neighborhood to which she has become attached. Gradually, Simon becomes aware that Rose is a woman of remarkable integrity and courage. He is drawn into her affairs when her husband takes legal action to reopen the question of custody of the children-a scheme for getting his wife back. And, while the precise nature of their ties eludes him, Simon comes to realize that Rose and her Greek ex-husband are forever and inextricably bound to each other.

Contributor Bio(s): Drabble, Margaret: -

MARGARET DRABBLE is the author of The Sea Lady, The Seven Sisters, The Peppered Moth, and The Needle's Eye, among other novels. For her contributions to contemporary English literature, she was made a Dame of the British Empire in 2008.Barrett, Andrea: - Andrea Barrett is the author of five novels, most recently "The
Voyage of the Narwhal," and two collections of short fiction: "Ship
Fever," which received the National Book Award, and "Servants of the
Map."
 
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