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Dover Pubns. 10/01/2001. 151 pgs. Americans John and Florence Dowell maintain a distanced but amiable friendship with Edward and Leonora Ashburnham, a British couple they met at a spa. Dowell finds Ashburnham to be quite admirable, but as the book progresses, more and more of Ashburnham's character is revealed, causing the reader--and eventually Dowell himself--to question Dowell's own credibility. The story is told in a fragmented, impressionistic manner, and is the quintessential tale told by an unreliable narrator. Originally published at $2.50 You save 60% off the cover price!

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Northwestern Univ Pr. 05/01/2001. 245 pgs. Clay Justin is an ex-boxer down on his luck. His old girlfriend, Kelly, is writing a romance novel with a hero who seems to strangely resemble Clay. NORTH OF PATAGONIA and Kelly's novel alternate until their edges blur, and it's not clear what is real and what is imagined. The cast of colorful characters comes from the worlds of boxing and horse racing. Originally published at $25.95 You save 96% off the cover price!

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