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gift-able-softcover covers bright and shiny– used but Very good--first printing 2004-Greek mythology – story of Oedipus-despite all efforts to avoid his fate, killed his father &married his mother more compelling are the experiences of his wife & mother, Lokaste.-she finally tells her story-Lokaste's brother Kreon tells his sister she must die-sacrilege of her unnatural marriage is revealed; the queen of Thebes can either take her own life or be torn to pieces by an angry mob-until dawn to choose the means of her death. Horrified, Lokaste's daughter asks: How much of the truth did you know? And when did you know it? Lokaste answers these questions- disappointment of her first marriage & loss of her firstborn child,Lokaste learns the sacrifices demanded of a queen- husband dies, - prince of Korinth claims the heart of the queen, and Lokaste finds herself involved in a relationship richer&complex & than imagined possible - but this very love threatens the destruction of all she holds dear. -- see… Read More

New York: Random House, 2007. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good/good. book design Victoria wong. he book has a white very pretty cover underneath the dust jacket with the spine covered in raspberry colored paper gold tightly there's a pretty important on the front right bottom of book there is a dent down near where the publisher is printed on the spine of the face book the dust jacket is a bit ruffled on the edges and there's a small quarter-inch tears there was a price sticker on the top front right of the book itself probably would come out with some cleaning the interior the book is clean and has that kind of neat and even paper that sometimes comes with better quality books and first editions the edges of the books are in fairly good shape cleanliness wise....Fiction / Historical Fiction / LiteraryTitle Peony in Love: A Novel Author Lisa See Edition unabridged Publisher Random House Publishing Group, 2007 ISBN 1588366235, 9781588366238 Length 284 pages Subjects Fiction Historical… Read More

** There Your Heart Lies: A Novel -Gift able - crisp unmarked copy- Red boards - gold titling spine,1ST ED.-Grading books can be quite subjective, check pic's..-Marian Taylor - age 19 - cut herself off from her wealthy, conservative Irish Catholic family,leaving America to volunteer in the Spanish Civil War—an experience she has always kept to herself. Now in her nineties and diagnosed with cancer, Marian finally shares what happened to her during those years with her granddaughter Amelia, a young woman of good heart& a vague notion of life's purpose. Marian's secret history—of personal , ethical challenges nearly unthinkable to Amelia's generation, of the unexpected gifts of true love and true friendship—compels Amelia to make her own journey to Spain to reconcile her grandmother's past & her own uncertain future. Moving , deeply felt, There Your Heart Lies explores how character is forged in a particular moment in history—and passed down through generations.... Excellent copy, beautifully… Read More