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The Blue Afternoon

Volume 1

Volume 1

By William Boyd

By William Boyd

By William Boyd

By William Boyd

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Part of Vintage International

Part of Vintage International

Paperback $19.00

Jan 14, 1997 | ISBN 9780679772606

Ebook $12.99

Sep 29, 2010 | ISBN 9780307765260

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    About The Blue Afternoon

    “A perfect-pitch story of love and redemption” (The New York Times), Boyd’s atmospheric new novel confirms his reputation as heir to the grand narrative traditions of Joseph Conrad and Somerset Maugham. In 1936 Los angeles, as her long-estranged father tells architect Kay Fischer the story behind her secret parentage, he plunges readers into a tale of grisly murders and an illicit passion that still obsseses him 30 years later.

    About The Blue Afternoon

    “A perfect-pitch story of love and redemption” (The New York Times), Boyd’s atmospheric new novel confirms his reputation as heir to the grand narrative traditions of Joseph Conrad and Somerset Maugham. In 1936 Los angeles, as her long-estranged father tells architect Kay Fischer the story behind her secret parentage, he plunges readers into a tale of grisly murders and an illicit passion that still obsseses him 30 years later.

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    Trio
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    About William Boyd

    WILLIAM BOYD was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. He is the award-winning author of seventeen highly acclaimed novels and five collections of stories. He divides his time between London and France.

    About William Boyd

    WILLIAM BOYD was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. He is the award-winning author of seventeen highly acclaimed novels and five collections of stories. He divides his time between London and France.

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $19.00
    Published by Vintage
    Jan 14, 1997 | 384 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679772606

    Category: Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Vintage
    Sep 29, 2010 | 384 Pages | ISBN 9780307765260

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