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Speed Queen, The - SIGNED BY AUTHOR by  Stewart O'Nan - Paperback - First Paperback - 1998 - from Annie's Book Stop and Biblio.com
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A woman on death row tells her story: her experiences as a speed freak, the life of drug dealing and robbery she led with her husband and her lover, and the way drugs led to murder--all in the form of notes for a novel that is going to be written by Stephen King.


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"Scenes alternate between banality and startling violence....Marjorie's schizoid narration and narrow concerns make it difficult to care. It is a huge tribute to O'Nan that we listen at all."

Speed Queen, The - SIGNED BY AUTHOR

by O'Nan, Stewart

First Paperback

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Book desription: New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ballantine, 1998 First Ballantine Books edition, May 1998. "Hours away from execution by the state of Oklahoma, Marjorie Standiford is dictating her memoirs... Marjorie, whose robbery spree with her husband, Lamont, and her lover, Natalie, splattered a trail of blood across the Southwest, steadfastly maintains that she didn't kill anybody. Now to assure her young son's future, the woman called the Speed Queen - for both her drug and driving style - is fulfilling her deal with the big-time writer who has paid handsomely for her story. It's worth every penny. Liberally jazzed with humor, both gallows and otherwise, Marjorie's account combines the manic rush of "Natural Born Killers" with the dreamy lyricism of "Badlands"... An unflinching take on the land of fast food and fast cars, where everyone id juiced to the max - and no one is really going anywhere. - People" "A 'People' Page-Turner of the Week". This book is in nearly-new condition, appearing unread. There are no creases; a tiny amount of shelfwear along the bottom edges. No markings, store stamps, or dogeared pages found. SIGNED in blue ink on the title page BY THE AUTHOR, name only. Inventory #ONA-505.. Signed by Author. First Paperback. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket.

  • Bookseller: Annie's Book Stop US (US)
  • Bookseller Inventory #: 000505
  • Format/binding: Paperback
  • Book condition: As New
  • Jacket condition: No Jacket
  • Edition: First Paperback
  • Binding: Paperback
  • ISBN 10: 0345422449
  • ISBN 13: 9780345422446
  • Publisher: Ballantine
  • Place: New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date published: 1998
  • Pages: 212
  • Size: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.5 inches
  • Dewey: 813/.54
  • Weight: 0.45 pounds
  • Keywords: Crime CapitalPunishment Humor Noir

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