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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Fawcett Books
Publication date
March 1, 1994
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780449220290
ISBN-10
044922029X
Dimensions
0.50 by 4.25 by 6.75 in.
Weight
0.20 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$4.50
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The purchase of a cherub carving brings darkness and danger to the lives of antiques dealer Doran Fairweather and her husband and baby when everyone seems to want the carving. Reprint. K. PW.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: "The story's lively characters, antique lore, tension-laden plot, and feisty heroine add up to amiable entertainment."
THE KIRKUS REVIEWS
When antiques dealer Doran Fairweather purchases an ancient limewood carving of a rosy-lipped cherub in flight for her baby's nursery, it seems she excites a lot of unwanted interest. Someone ransacks her home for it, while she and her family are asleep, and anonymous collectors offer outrageous prices for the carving and utter curses when they are refused. Now Doran must use her investigative brilliance to save her family from these mounting acts of terror. Staunchly supported by her husband Rodney, and inspired by the works of Lewis Carroll, Doran risks her life and everything she loves in an all-or-nothing gamble with a madman....
THE KIRKUS REVIEWS
When antiques dealer Doran Fairweather purchases an ancient limewood carving of a rosy-lipped cherub in flight for her baby's nursery, it seems she excites a lot of unwanted interest. Someone ransacks her home for it, while she and her family are asleep, and anonymous collectors offer outrageous prices for the carving and utter curses when they are refused. Now Doran must use her investigative brilliance to save her family from these mounting acts of terror. Staunchly supported by her husband Rodney, and inspired by the works of Lewis Carroll, Doran risks her life and everything she loves in an all-or-nothing gamble with a madman....
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Ulverscroft Large Print Books (November 1, 1991)
9780708925348 | details & prices | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $29.99
About: To celebrate the birth of her son, Doran has bought a religious carving at an auction - reputed to contain a piece of the True Cross.
About: To celebrate the birth of her son, Doran has bought a religious carving at an auction - reputed to contain a piece of the True Cross.
1 edition from St Martins Pr (July 1, 1989)
9780312028657 | details & prices | List price $15.95
About: "The story's lively characters, antique lore, tension-laden plot, and feisty heroine add up to amiable entertainment.
About: "The story's lively characters, antique lore, tension-laden plot, and feisty heroine add up to amiable entertainment.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Fawcett Books (March 1, 1994)
9780449220290 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $4.50
About: The purchase of a cherub carving brings darkness and danger to the lives of antiques dealer Doran Fairweather and her husband and baby when everyone seems to want the carving.
About: The purchase of a cherub carving brings darkness and danger to the lives of antiques dealer Doran Fairweather and her husband and baby when everyone seems to want the carving.
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