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ISBN: 0679748148

ISBN13: 9780679748144

Sanctuary

By Mark Haddon

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Book Overview

A powerful novel examining the nature of evil, informed by the works of T. S. Eliot and Freud, mythology, local lore, and hardboiled detective fiction. Sanctuary is the dark, at times brutal, story of the kidnapping of Mississippi debutante Temple Drake, who introduces her own form of venality into the Memphis underworld where she is being held.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0679748148

ISBN13:9780679748144

Release Date:December 1993

Publisher:Vintage

Length:336 Pages

Weight:0.61 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Related Subjects

Coming of Age Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

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