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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Virago Pr
Publication date April 1, 2006
Pages 208
Binding Paperback
Edition New
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9781844083084
ISBN-10 184408308X
Dimensions 0.50 by 5 by 7.75 in.
Weight 0.38 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $17.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
When Amy's husband dies on holiday in Istanbul, she is supported by the kindly but rather slovenly Martha, a young American novelist who lives in London. Upon their return to England, Amy is reluctant to maintain their friendship, but the skeins of their existence seem inextricably linked as grief gives way to resilience and again to tragedy.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:

'How deeply I envy any reader coming to her for the first time!' Elizabeth Jane Howard

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A finely nuanced exploration of responsibility, snobbery and culture clash from one of the twentieth century's finest novelists.

When Amy is suddenly left widowed and alone while on holiday in Istanbul, Martha, an American traveller, comforts her and accompanies her back to England. Upon their return, however, Amy is ungratefully reluctant to maintain their relationship, recognising that, under any other circumstances, the two women would not be friends. But guilt is a hard taskmaster, and Martha has away of getting under one's skin ...

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'Her stories remain with one, indelibly, as though they had been some turning-point in one's own experience' Elizabeth Bowen

'No writer has described the English middle classes with more gently devastating accuracy' Rebecca Abrams, Spectator

'A Game of Hide and Seek showcases much of what makes Taylor a great novelist: piercing insight, a keen wit and a genuine sense of feeling for her characters' Elizabeth Day, Guardian



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New edition from Virago Pr (April 1, 2006)
9781844083084 | details & prices | 208 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.38 lbs | List price $17.95
About: When Amy's husband dies on holiday in Istanbul, she is supported by the kindly but rather slovenly Martha, a young American novelist who lives in London.
Reprint edition from Virago Pr (March 1, 2001)
9780860687771 | details & prices | 208 pages | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $14.99
About: While on holiday in Istanbul, tragedy strikes, and suddenly the comfortably middle-aged, middle-class Amy is left stranded and a widow.

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