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Alys, Always: A Novel by Harriet Lane (2012, Hardcover/Dust Jacket) 1st Edition
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed By
- N/A
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- Yes
- Book Series
- N/A
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Inscribed
- No
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults, Adults
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- No
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Novel
- Unit Type
- Unit
- Literary Movement
- Enlightenment, Modernism, Post-Modernism, Realism
- Era
- 2010s
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Ex-Library
- Unit Quantity
- 1
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9781451673166
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1451673167
ISBN-13
9781451673166
eBay Product ID (ePID)
112218768
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alys, Always : a Novel
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Thrillers / Suspense, Literary
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
11.5 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-040905
Reviews
"Harriet Lane writes with style, wrapping her suspenseful debut in lovely bits of gently creepy description, as well as delicious social critique…a fast, sharp read." -Boston Globe, "A deft and lively brain-twist of a thriller for which the only word that seems apropos is 'spellbinding.'" --Chicago Tribune, "This highly entertaining and squirm-inducing short novel that Frances herself might reductively pitch to her boss in the books department as Howards End meets All About Eve.….A breezy, lacerating first novel." -New York Times Book Review, "Wonderfully observed...This is a gripping, psychologically complex achievement, whose greatest success is its lingering sense of unease."-- The Telegraph (UK), eoeThis highly entertaining and squirm-inducing short novel that Frances herself might reductively pitch to her boss in the books department as Howards End meets All About Eve.e.A breezy, lacerating first novel.e e"New York Times Book Review, This novel begins with a bang and delivers all sorts of surprises, but manages some accute and moving observations.. .A very fine debut. Lane works out her dramatic premise with great originality., Harriet Lane writes with style, wrapping her suspenseful debut in lovely bits of gently creepy description, as well as delicious social critique... a fast, sharp read., Wonderfully observed...This is a gripping, psychologically complex achievement, whose greatest success is its lingering sense of unease., Controlled and precise, Lane's writing bewitches with its undertones of implied meanings and carefully hidden secrets. This is a gem., Fabulous... I gobbled it up in one furtive sitting. It's crafted with the merciless but accurate observations and the lean elegance you find in Anita Brookner at her best... Like its narrator, Alys, Always is unforgettable, "Superbly, even poetically written with an almost feverish hyper-realism, this All About Eve for our times misses no telling detail...A brilliant idea, brilliantly realized. I loved it, loved it. I've run out of superlatives and all that remains to say is that I wish I was you; I wish I hadn't read it and had that pleasure to come."-- Daily Mail (UK), A superbly disquieting psychological thriller... Lane is a formidable wordsmith, and the literary world is conjured up in all its delicous, gossipy hierarchy.... Mordantly funny, yet chilling, this tale of an ordinary woman inveigling her way into a position of power is compulsive reading., eoeHarriet Lanee(tm)s mesmerizing debut novel, Alys, Always, is a slow-burning psychological novel that unsettles and satisfies in equal, tantalizing measuree"a literary All About Eve that stands testament to the old saying that ite(tm)s the quiet ones you have to watch out for.e e"The Daily Beast, "This highly entertaining and squirm-inducing short novel that Frances herself might reductively pitch to her boss in the books department as Howards End meets All About Eve.....A breezy, lacerating first novel." -New York Times Book Review, "A deft and lively brain-twist of a thriller for which the only word that seems apropos is 'spellbinding.'" -Chicago Tribune, "Controlled and precise, Lanee(tm)s writing bewitches with its undertones of implied meanings and carefully hidden secrets. This is a gem." - Kirkus (starred review), "Harriet Lane writes with style, wrapping her suspenseful debut in lovely bits of gently creepy description, as well as delicious social critique...a fast, sharp read." --Boston Globe, This chilling and accomplished debut is in classic Ruth Rendell territory. Crucially, the author knows the trick of what to leave out, and of how to tantilise., "[An] exceptional first novel...In Frances [Harriet Lane] has created a character Daphne du Maurier might have been prood of: vulnerable, manipulative, resourceful, chippy, but one of us."-- Financial Times (UK), eoeHarriet Lane writes with style, wrapping her suspenseful debut in lovely bits of gently creepy description, as well as delicious social critiqueea fast, sharp read.e e"Boston Globe, eoeA deft and lively brain-twist of a thriller for which the only word that seems apropos is e~spellbinding.e(tm)e e"Chicago Tribune, "Lane's wry debut delves into the political machinations of London's literary scene." --Publishers Weekly, "This highly entertaining and squirm-inducing short novel that Frances herself might reductively pitch to her boss in the books department as Howards End meets All About Eve.....A breezy, lacerating first novel." --New York Times Book Review, "This chilling and accomplished debut is in classic Ruth Rendell territory. Crucially, the author knows the trick of what to leave out, and of how to tantilise."-- The Independent (UK), "Controlled and precise, Lane's writing bewitches with its undertones of implied meanings and carefully hidden secrets. This is a gem." - Kirkus (starred review), Superbly, even poetically written with an almost feverish hyper-realism, this All About Eve for our times misses no telling detail... A brilliant idea, brilliantly realized. I loved it, loved it. I've run out of superlatives and all that remains to say is that I wish I was you; I wish I hadn't read it and had that pleasure to come., A deft and lively brain-twist of a thriller for which the only word that seems apropos is 'spellbinding.', Mesmerizing... a slow-burning psychological novel that unsettles and satisfies in equal, tantalizing measure-a literary All About Eve that stands testament to the old saying that it's the quiet ones you have to watch out for., "Lane's wry debut delves into the political machinations of London's literary scene." -Publishers Weekly, "Harriet Lane writes with style, wrapping her suspenseful debut in lovely bits of gently creepy description, as well as delicious social critique...a fast, sharp read." -Boston Globe, "Harriet Lane's mesmerizing debut novel, Alys, Always, is a slow-burning psychological novel that unsettles and satisfies in equal, tantalizing measure-a literary All About Eve that stands testament to the old saying that it's the quiet ones you have to watch out for." -The Daily Beast, Exceptional... In Frances [Lane] has created a character Daphne du Maurier might have been proud of: vulnerable, manipulative, resourceful, chippy, but one of us., Mesmerizing... a slow-burning psychological novel that unsettles and satisfies in equal, tantalizing measure--a literary All About Eve that stands testament to the old saying that it's the quiet ones you have to watch out for., eoeLanee(tm)s wry debut delves into the political machinations of Londone(tm)s literary scene.e e"Publishers Weekly, "This novel begins with a bang and delivers all sorts of surprises, but manages some accute and moving observations...A very fine debut. Lane works out her dramatic premise with great originality."-- The Times (UK), "A superbly disquieting psychological thriller...Lane is a formidable wordsmith, and the literary world is conjured up in all its delicous, gossipy hierarchy....Mordantly funny, yet chilling, this tale of an ordinary woman inveigling her way into a position of power is compulsive reading."-- The Spectator (UK), "Harriet Lane's mesmerizing debut novel, Alys, Always, is a slow-burning psychological novel that unsettles and satisfies in equal, tantalizing measure--a literary All About Eve that stands testament to the old saying that it's the quiet ones you have to watch out for." --The Daily Beast
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Synopsis
A taut, suspenseful, assured literary debut that explores the dark side of desire and ambition through one woman's calculated entry into an elite world and a destiny of her own design. A SUSPENSEFUL, ASSURED L ITERARY DEBUT THAT EXPLORES THE DARK SIDE OF DESIRE AND AMBITION THROUGH ONE WOMAN' S UNLIKELY ENTRY INTO A N ELITE WORLD AND A DESTINY OF HER OWN DESIGN ON A BITTER WINTER' S NIGHT, Frances Thorpe comes upon the aftermath of a car crash and, while comforting the dying driver, Alys Kyte, hears her final words. The wife of a celebrated novelist, Alys moved in rarefied circles, and when Frances agrees to meet the bereaved family, she glimpses a world entirely foreign to her: cultured, wealthy, and privileged. While slowly forging a friendship with Alys's carelessly charismatic daughter, Frances finds her own life takes a dramatic turn, propelling her from an anonymous existence as an assistant editor for the books section of a newspaper to the dizzying heights of literary society. With her unforgettable protagonist, author Harriet Lane draws readers into a tightly paced tale that careens towards an audacious ending. Transfixing, insightful, and unsettling, Alys, Always drops us into the mind of an enigmatic young woman whose perspective on a glamorous world also shines a light on those on the outside who would risk all to become part of it.
LC Classification Number
PR6112.A539A49 2012
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