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Item Details
Title:
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THE SLAVES OF SOLITUDE
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By: |
Patrick Hamilton |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
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£8.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1845294157 |
ISBN 13: |
9781845294151 |
Publisher: |
LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP |
Pub. date: |
24 August, 2006 |
Pages: |
256 |
Description: |
The Rosamund Tea Rooms is an oppressive place, as grey and lonely as its residents. For Miss Roach, 'slave of her task-master, solitude', a window of opportunity is suddenly presented by the appearance of a charismatic American Lieutenant. His arrival brings change to the precarious society of the house and ultimately, to Miss Roach herself. |
Synopsis: |
A welcome reissue of one of Patrick Hamilton's best, with an introduction by Doris Lessing. The Slaves of Solitude is set in a wartime boarding house in a small town on the Thames. The Rosamund Tea Rooms is an oppressive place, as grey and lonely as its residents. For Miss Roach, slave of her task-master, solitude, a window of opportunity is suddenly presented by the appearance of a charismatic American Lieutenant. His arrival brings change to the precarious society of the house and ultimately, to Miss Roach herself. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Constable |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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